Sugar cane yields in India
India: Sugar cane yields was 78.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in India, 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 India stood at 78.95 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in India peaked at 84.91 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.34 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
India ranks 23rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.68 tonnes per hectare | 40.34 tonnes per hectare | 49.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.65 tonnes per hectare | 47.51 tonnes per hectare | 56.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.71 tonnes per hectare | 49.36 tonnes per hectare | 60.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.13 tonnes per hectare | 63.87 tonnes per hectare | 76.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4 tonnes per hectare | 59.38 tonnes per hectare | 70.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.09 tonnes per hectare | 68.24 tonnes per hectare | 80.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.25 tonnes per hectare | 78.95 tonnes per hectare | 84.91 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in India?
- Sugar cane yields in India was 78.95 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 84.91 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.34 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does India rank for sugar cane yields?
- India ranks 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.