Sugar cane yields in Reunion
Reunion: Sugar cane yields was 73.61 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
73.61 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
27th
of 110 countries
All-time high
75.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
39.11 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
46
1961–2006
Sugar cane yields in Reunion, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Reunion is 73.61 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Reunion peaked at 75.79 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.11 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Reunion 27th out of 110 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Reunion, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.95 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 47.3 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1963 | 53.35 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 49.15 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 62.33 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1966 | 55.62 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 61.96 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 64.93 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 64.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 50.44 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1971 | 39.11 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 1972 | 52.65 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 66.87 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 64.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 62.94 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 65.44 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 75.04 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 69.97 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 65.02 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 57.81 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 62.63 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 66.22 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 54.06 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 57.71 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 54.85 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 56.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 59.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 60.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 50.18 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 52.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 60.53 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 61.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 67.85 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 66.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 73.84 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 73.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65.72 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 73.56 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 75.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 75.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.1 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 72.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 74.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 69.92 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 73.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.41 tonnes per hectare | 47.3 tonnes per hectare | 66.95 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.18 tonnes per hectare | 39.11 tonnes per hectare | 75.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.91 tonnes per hectare | 50.18 tonnes per hectare | 66.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.94 tonnes per hectare | 52.04 tonnes per hectare | 74.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.09 tonnes per hectare | 69.92 tonnes per hectare | 75.79 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0.06 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 22.21 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Value of agricultural production 18.45 million current US$ (1998)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0219 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Reunion?
- Sugar cane yields in Reunion was 73.61 tonnes per hectare in 2006, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 75.79 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.11 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Reunion rank for sugar cane yields?
- Reunion ranks 27th out of 110 countries with data for 2006.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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.