Sugar cane yields in French Guiana
French Guiana: Sugar cane yields was 40.98 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
40.98 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 42.5%
World rank
75th
of 110 countries
All-time high
83.24 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
37.76 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
Years of data
46
1961–2006
Sugar cane yields in French Guiana, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 40.98 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2006.
That represents a change of down 42.5% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in French Guiana peaked at 83.24 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 37.76 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places French Guiana 75th out of 110 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.79 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 49.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.77 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 51.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 49.95 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 51.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 50.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 50.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 49.29 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 55 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 56 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 46.67 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 39.47 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 1979 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 45 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 45 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 50.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 50.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44.44 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 40.67 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 37.76 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 70.17 tonnes per hectare | +85.8% |
| 1997 | 65.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 83.24 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 71.31 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 82.67 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 70.67 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 71.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 81.33 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 71.33 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 71.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.98 tonnes per hectare | -42.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in French Guiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +85.8% | 37.76 tonnes per hectare | 70.17 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | -42.5% | 71.33 tonnes per hectare | 40.98 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +26.7% | 39.47 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +26.3% | 65.89 tonnes per hectare | 83.24 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.47 tonnes per hectare | 49.79 tonnes per hectare | 51.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.64 tonnes per hectare | 39.47 tonnes per hectare | 56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.57 tonnes per hectare | 45 tonnes per hectare | 50.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.35 tonnes per hectare | 37.76 tonnes per hectare | 83.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.95 tonnes per hectare | 40.98 tonnes per hectare | 82.67 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in French Guiana?
- Sugar cane yields in French Guiana was 40.98 tonnes per hectare in 2006, 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 French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.24 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.76 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does French Guiana rank for sugar cane yields?
- French Guiana ranks 75th out of 110 countries with data for 2006.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.