Sugar cane yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sugar cane yields was 44.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 44.72 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Dominican Republic peaked at 78.78 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 24.83 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.53 tonnes per hectare | 56.37 tonnes per hectare | 78.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.53 tonnes per hectare | 57.82 tonnes per hectare | 66.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.84 tonnes per hectare | 36.54 tonnes per hectare | 62.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.97 tonnes per hectare | 24.83 tonnes per hectare | 37.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.27 tonnes per hectare | 37.88 tonnes per hectare | 57.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.42 tonnes per hectare | 34.96 tonnes per hectare | 57.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.74 tonnes per hectare | 43.01 tonnes per hectare | 51.79 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 67 Philippines 46.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 68 Bhutan 44.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Grenada 44.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Bangladesh 43.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 72 Ethiopia 42.59 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Dominican Republic?
- Sugar cane yields in Dominican Republic was 44.72 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 78.78 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.83 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sugar cane yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.