Sugar cane yields in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Sugar cane yields was 88.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
88.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
69.23 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in French Polynesia, 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
French Polynesia recorded 88.62 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in French Polynesia peaked at 88.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places French Polynesia 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 76.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 76.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 76.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 76.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 76.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 76.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 75 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 73.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 73.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 76 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 76.92 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 77.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 78.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 79.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 80.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 81.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 81.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 80.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 73.53 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 73.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 74.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 72.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 70.27 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 71.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 71.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 69.23 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 71.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 70 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 76.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 75 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.33 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 87.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 86.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 87.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 88.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.56 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 88.62 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.05 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 76.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.1 tonnes per hectare | 73.91 tonnes per hectare | 80.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 70.27 tonnes per hectare | 81.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 69.23 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 75 tonnes per hectare | 73.81 tonnes per hectare | 76.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.92 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 87.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.63 tonnes per hectare | 86.13 tonnes per hectare | 88.62 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.86 % change on previous year (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 442.4 current US$ per person (2020)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3824 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.2% (2020)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in French Polynesia?
- Sugar cane yields in French Polynesia was 88.62 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.23 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does French Polynesia rank for sugar cane yields?
- French Polynesia ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.