Sugar cane yields in Sudan
Sudan: Sugar cane yields was 67.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 67.5 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Sudan peaked at 100.12 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.5 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Sudan 40th 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 13 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100.12 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 97.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 83.11 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 84.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 78.86 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 83.57 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 76.64 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 73.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 72.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 71.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 67.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 67.5 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 67.5 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.94 tonnes per hectare | 76.64 tonnes per hectare | 100.12 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.1 tonnes per hectare | 67.5 tonnes per hectare | 73.98 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Sudan?
- Sugar cane yields in Sudan was 67.5 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.12 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sugar cane yields?
- Sudan ranks 40th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.