Sugar cane yields in Singapore

Singapore: Sugar cane yields was 25 tonnes per hectare in 1990. ▲ Rising

Latest (1990)
25 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
93rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
25 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
15 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
25
1966–1990

Sugar cane yields in Singapore, 1966–1990

05101520251966197819901966: 15.3 tonnes per hectare1967: 15 tonnes per hectare1968: 15.2 tonnes per hectare1969: 16.7 tonnes per hectare1970: 16.7 tonnes per hectare1971: 16.7 tonnes per hectare1972: 18.7 tonnes per hectare1973: 18.6 tonnes per hectare1974: 18.7 tonnes per hectare1975: 18.2 tonnes per hectare1976: 18 tonnes per hectare1977: 18.2 tonnes per hectare1978: 18.1 tonnes per hectare1979: 18 tonnes per hectare1980: 18.7 tonnes per hectare1981: 18.5 tonnes per hectare1982: 18.5 tonnes per hectare1983: 18.5 tonnes per hectare1984: 18.4 tonnes per hectare1985: 18.5 tonnes per hectare1986: 20.6 tonnes per hectare1987: 20 tonnes per hectare1988: 22.7 tonnes per hectare1989: 23.5 tonnes per hectare1990: 25 tonnes per hectare

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 1990, sugar cane yields in Singapore stood at 25 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Singapore peaked at 25 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.

Singapore ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.53 tonnes per hectare 15 tonnes per hectare 16.67 tonnes per hectare 4
1970s 17.99 tonnes per hectare 16.67 tonnes per hectare 18.73 tonnes per hectare 10
1980s 19.78 tonnes per hectare 18.42 tonnes per hectare 23.5 tonnes per hectare 10
1990s 25 tonnes per hectare 25 tonnes per hectare 25 tonnes per hectare 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 90 Afghanistan 27.38 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 91 Guinea-Bissau 26.72 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 92 Papua New Guinea 25.06 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 94 Bahamas 24.91 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 95 Ghana 24.3 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 96 Lebanon 24.1 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane yields in Singapore?
Sugar cane yields in Singapore was 25 tonnes per hectare in 1990, 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 Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 25 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 15 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
How does Singapore rank for sugar cane yields?
Singapore ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 1990.
Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore 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

Indicator
Sugar cane yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,173 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.