Sugar cane yields in Gabon
Gabon: Sugar cane yields was 63.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 205,177 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)
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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.