Sugar cane yields in Honduras
Honduras: Sugar cane yields was 78.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.81 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 110 countries
All-time high
99.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
23.54 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 78.81 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Honduras peaked at 99.56 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.54 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Honduras ranks 24th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 23.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 24.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 24 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 24.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 25.59 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 25.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 26.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 27.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 27.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 27.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 27 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 27.69 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 29.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 30.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 30.84 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 33.54 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 31.83 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 34.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 41.72 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 49.93 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 60.01 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 68.71 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 66.74 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 71.46 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 64.85 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 65.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 67.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 71.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 65.42 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 66.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 69.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 74.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 72.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 83.74 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 82.78 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 83.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 81.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 84.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 85.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 58.57 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 71.64 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 72.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 74.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 73.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 80.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.56 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 58.51 tonnes per hectare | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 58.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 71.19 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 83.79 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 84.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.28 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 78.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 78.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 78.81 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -41.2% | 99.56 tonnes per hectare | 58.51 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | -31.8% | 85.91 tonnes per hectare | 58.57 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.03 tonnes per hectare | 23.54 tonnes per hectare | 27.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.91 tonnes per hectare | 27 tonnes per hectare | 34.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.99 tonnes per hectare | 34.19 tonnes per hectare | 71.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 tonnes per hectare | 65.42 tonnes per hectare | 83.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.08 tonnes per hectare | 58.57 tonnes per hectare | 99.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.27 tonnes per hectare | 58.04 tonnes per hectare | 84.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.72 tonnes per hectare | 78.62 tonnes per hectare | 78.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Honduras?
- Sugar cane yields in Honduras was 78.81 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 99.56 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.54 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Honduras rank for sugar cane yields?
- Honduras ranks 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.