Sugar cane yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sugar cane yields was 92.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.23 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
10th
of 110 countries
All-time high
120.56 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
All-time low
55.82 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Eswatini, 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
Eswatini recorded 92.23 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Eswatini peaked at 120.56 tonnes per hectare in 1970 and was at its lowest, 55.82 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Eswatini ranks 10th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113.23 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 98.85 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 55.82 tonnes per hectare | -43.5% |
| 1964 | 78.35 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 1965 | 71.56 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 119.1 tonnes per hectare | +66.4% |
| 1967 | 116.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 102.42 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 103.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 120.56 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 106.8 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 116.51 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 103.36 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 107.59 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 114.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 105.34 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 101.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 108.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 100.18 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 107.72 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 105.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 99.55 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 103.75 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 106.84 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 96.92 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 115.88 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1987 | 108.84 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 102.74 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 104.77 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 105.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 98.53 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 97.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 91.18 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 94.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 90.84 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 98.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 95.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 100.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 108.08 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 106.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 97.56 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 98.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 95.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 96.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 102.1 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 95.79 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 95.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 96.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 87 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 92.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 92.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 92.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +66.4% | 71.56 tonnes per hectare | 119.1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | -43.5% | 98.85 tonnes per hectare | 55.82 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +40.4% | 55.82 tonnes per hectare | 78.35 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.44 tonnes per hectare | 55.82 tonnes per hectare | 119.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 108.5 tonnes per hectare | 100.18 tonnes per hectare | 120.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 105.25 tonnes per hectare | 96.92 tonnes per hectare | 115.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.06 tonnes per hectare | 90.84 tonnes per hectare | 108.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.02 tonnes per hectare | 95.22 tonnes per hectare | 106.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.83 tonnes per hectare | 96.31 tonnes per hectare | 97.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.33 tonnes per hectare | 87 tonnes per hectare | 98.41 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Eswatini?
- Sugar cane yields in Eswatini was 92.23 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 120.56 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.82 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Eswatini rank for sugar cane yields?
- Eswatini ranks 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.