Sugar cane yields in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Sugar cane yields was 88.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for French Polynesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 123.52 million current US$ (2020)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.2% (2020)
- Rural population 108,019 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 38.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.2% (2020)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.2% (2020)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1,247 metric tons (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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.