Sugar cane yields in Philippines
Philippines: Sugar cane yields was 46.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Philippines, 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
Philippines recorded 46.17 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Philippines peaked at 96.52 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 46.17 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Philippines 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.59 tonnes per hectare | 60.35 tonnes per hectare | 81.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.73 tonnes per hectare | 56.23 tonnes per hectare | 71.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.31 tonnes per hectare | 61.98 tonnes per hectare | 96.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.22 tonnes per hectare | 56.43 tonnes per hectare | 80.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7 tonnes per hectare | 55.29 tonnes per hectare | 66.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.72 tonnes per hectare | 50.52 tonnes per hectare | 66.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.24 tonnes per hectare | 46.17 tonnes per hectare | 62.53 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.6% (2025)
- Rural population 51.65 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.36 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Philippines?
- Sugar cane yields in Philippines was 46.17 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 96.52 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for sugar cane yields?
- Philippines ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.