Sugar cane yields in Gabon
Gabon: Sugar cane yields was 63.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.99 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 110 countries
All-time high
63.99 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
11.67 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Gabon, 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Gabon stood at 63.99 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Gabon peaked at 63.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
Gabon ranks 45th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.97 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 24.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 23.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 24 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 21.67 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 23.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 22.67 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | -41.6% |
| 1977 | 24.9 tonnes per hectare | +113.4% |
| 1978 | 31.44 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 53.89 tonnes per hectare | +71.4% |
| 1980 | 49.75 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 53.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 56.67 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 51.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 49.68 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 53.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 53.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 52.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 51.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 52.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 51.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 48.89 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 54.2 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 56.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 56.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.86 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 51.99 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 54.68 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 50.68 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 59.12 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 58.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 59.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 60.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 63.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 63.99 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 63.99 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +113.4% | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | 24.9 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +71.4% | 31.44 tonnes per hectare | 53.89 tonnes per hectare |
| 1976 | -41.6% | 20 tonnes per hectare | 11.67 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | +26.2% | 24.9 tonnes per hectare | 31.44 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.33 tonnes per hectare | 22.97 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.26 tonnes per hectare | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | 53.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.21 tonnes per hectare | 49.68 tonnes per hectare | 56.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.09 tonnes per hectare | 48.89 tonnes per hectare | 56.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.87 tonnes per hectare | 57.58 tonnes per hectare | 60 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.54 tonnes per hectare | 60.31 tonnes per hectare | 62.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.61 tonnes per hectare | 63.24 tonnes per hectare | 63.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Gabon?
- Sugar cane yields in Gabon was 63.99 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Gabon rank for sugar cane yields?
- Gabon ranks 45th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.