Sugar cane yields in United States
United States: Sugar cane yields was 84.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane yields in United States, 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
United States recorded 84.21 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in United States peaked at 99.37 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 69.9 tonnes per hectare, in 2010.
United States ranks 17th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.66 tonnes per hectare | 82.16 tonnes per hectare | 99.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.63 tonnes per hectare | 76.77 tonnes per hectare | 92.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.18 tonnes per hectare | 77.42 tonnes per hectare | 89.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.41 tonnes per hectare | 73.51 tonnes per hectare | 82.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.62 tonnes per hectare | 71.29 tonnes per hectare | 86.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 69.9 tonnes per hectare | 86.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.24 tonnes per hectare | 78.71 tonnes per hectare | 85.4 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in United States?
- Sugar cane yields in United States was 84.21 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 99.37 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- How does United States rank for sugar cane yields?
- United States ranks 17th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.