Sugar cane yields in Portugal
Portugal: Sugar cane yields was 88.82 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
88.82 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 110 countries
All-time high
88.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
16.89 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Sugar cane yields in Portugal, 1961–2017
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 2017, sugar cane yields in Portugal stood at 88.82 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Portugal peaked at 88.82 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.89 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
Portugal ranks 14th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.46 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 38.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 38.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 41.34 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 35.88 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1969 | 38 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 40.49 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 35.68 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 36.82 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 23.66 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 1974 | 32.8 tonnes per hectare | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 23.52 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 1976 | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 27.43 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 21.97 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 18.91 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 27.09 tonnes per hectare | +60.4% |
| 1982 | 24.9 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 22.43 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 21.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 22.84 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 22.12 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 46.04 tonnes per hectare | +108.2% |
| 1988 | 46.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 79.76 tonnes per hectare | +72.5% |
| 1990 | 72.92 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 79.78 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 85 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 85 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 85 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 88.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 86.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 86.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 88.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 88.82 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.56 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +108.2% | 22.12 tonnes per hectare | 46.04 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +72.5% | 46.22 tonnes per hectare | 79.76 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | +60.4% | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | 27.09 tonnes per hectare |
| 1974 | +38.6% | 23.66 tonnes per hectare | 32.8 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | -35.7% | 36.82 tonnes per hectare | 23.66 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | -28.3% | 32.8 tonnes per hectare | 23.52 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.15 tonnes per hectare | 35.88 tonnes per hectare | 41.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.33 tonnes per hectare | 18.91 tonnes per hectare | 40.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.03 tonnes per hectare | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | 79.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.27 tonnes per hectare | 72.92 tonnes per hectare | 80 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.92 tonnes per hectare | 80 tonnes per hectare | 85.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.19 tonnes per hectare | 85 tonnes per hectare | 88.82 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Portugal?
- Sugar cane yields in Portugal was 88.82 tonnes per hectare in 2017, 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.82 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.89 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for sugar cane yields?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.