Sugar cane yields in Thailand
Thailand: Sugar cane yields was 55.28 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.28 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
57th
of 110 countries
All-time high
76.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
30.14 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Thailand, 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
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Thailand is 55.28 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Thailand peaked at 76.75 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.14 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places Thailand 57th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 33 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 30.71 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 33.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 45.97 tonnes per hectare | +39.3% |
| 1966 | 36.39 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 43.89 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 33.19 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1969 | 42.56 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 43.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 47.75 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 37.37 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 52.48 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 51.58 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 48.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 53.29 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 52.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 33.84 tonnes per hectare | -35.9% |
| 1979 | 40.77 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 30.14 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 1981 | 43.49 tonnes per hectare | +44.3% |
| 1982 | 49.24 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 42.29 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 44.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 47.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 44.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 47.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 47.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 55.6 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 48.89 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 52.34 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 52.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.63 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 47.31 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 54.84 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 58.86 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 57.53 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 46.06 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 54.86 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 59.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 56.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 59.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 65.18 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 57.93 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 46.46 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 49.37 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 63.71 tonnes per hectare | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 69.73 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 69.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 76.2 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 76.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 75.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.21 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 65.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 66.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.45 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 71.39 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 43.74 tonnes per hectare | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 48.72 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 64.58 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 57.36 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 55.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 55.28 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 55.28 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.72 tonnes per hectare | 30.71 tonnes per hectare | 45.97 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.12 tonnes per hectare | 33.84 tonnes per hectare | 53.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.13 tonnes per hectare | 30.14 tonnes per hectare | 55.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.36 tonnes per hectare | 40.63 tonnes per hectare | 58.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.67 tonnes per hectare | 46.46 tonnes per hectare | 69.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.95 tonnes per hectare | 65.69 tonnes per hectare | 76.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.93 tonnes per hectare | 43.74 tonnes per hectare | 64.58 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 54 Morocco 56.79 tonnes per hectare compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Thailand?
- Sugar cane yields in Thailand was 55.28 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 76.75 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.14 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for sugar cane yields?
- Thailand ranks 57th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.