Sugar cane yields in Dominica
Dominica: Sugar cane yields was 19.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.45 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 110 countries
All-time high
36.58 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
All-time low
19.13 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Dominica is 19.45 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Dominica peaked at 36.58 tonnes per hectare in 1963 and was at its lowest, 19.13 tonnes per hectare, in 1989.
That places Dominica 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 32 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36.58 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 36.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 32.5 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 24.9 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 25.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 23.35 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 21.5 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19.13 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 19.45 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 32% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 19.45 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 32% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.09 tonnes per hectare | 23.35 tonnes per hectare | 36.58 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 21.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.91 tonnes per hectare | 19.13 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.85 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.82 tonnes per hectare | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | 19.43 tonnes per hectare | 19.5 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2601 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Dominica?
- Sugar cane yields in Dominica was 19.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.58 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.13 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- How does Dominica rank for sugar cane yields?
- Dominica ranks 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.