Sugar cane yields in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sugar cane yields was 68.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
68.32 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
37th
of 110 countries
All-time high
80.34 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
All-time low
47.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 68.32 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Venezuela peaked at 80.34 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 47.05 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
Venezuela ranks 37th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.46 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 66.57 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 65.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 69.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 73.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 76.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 80.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 75.72 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 78.89 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 80.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 78.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 77.93 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.3 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 77.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 71.11 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 73.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 63.72 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 64.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 69.45 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 64.64 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 61.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 66.41 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 60.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 60.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 70.4 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 68.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 71.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 67.63 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 65.05 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 60.72 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 60.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 60.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 61.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.84 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 68.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 64.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 66.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 67.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 69.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 75.51 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 75.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 68.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 64.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 65.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 62.76 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 63.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.59 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 63.46 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 54.55 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 54.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.05 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 56.98 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 55.85 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.61 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 73.42 tonnes per hectare | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 68.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 68.32 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 68.32 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.08 tonnes per hectare | 62.46 tonnes per hectare | 80.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.09 tonnes per hectare | 63.72 tonnes per hectare | 80.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.58 tonnes per hectare | 60.21 tonnes per hectare | 71.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.08 tonnes per hectare | 60.72 tonnes per hectare | 66.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.76 tonnes per hectare | 64.32 tonnes per hectare | 75.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.99 tonnes per hectare | 47.05 tonnes per hectare | 67.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.64 tonnes per hectare | 53.61 tonnes per hectare | 73.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Venezuela?
- Sugar cane yields in Venezuela was 68.32 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 80.34 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.05 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Venezuela rank for sugar cane yields?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.