Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Sugar cane production

Bahamas
63,848 tonnes
in 2024
Puerto Rico
40,000 tonnes
in 2002
Bahamas rank
85th
Puerto Rico rank
87th

Sugar cane production over time

  • Bahamas
  • Puerto Rico
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 63,848 tonnes against 40,000 tonnes in Puerto Rico, a difference of 23,848 tonnes.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.6 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Bahamas ranks 85th and Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 110 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 13,250 tonnes 6.83 million tonnes 6.82 million tonnes Puerto Rico
1970s 37,300 tonnes 3.40 million tonnes 3.37 million tonnes Puerto Rico
1980s 41,900 tonnes 1.34 million tonnes 1.29 million tonnes Puerto Rico
1990s 45,500 tonnes 529,838 tonnes 484,338 tonnes Puerto Rico
2000s 64,167 tonnes 40,333 tonnes 23,833 tonnes Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
Bahamas, at 63,848 tonnes against 40,000 tonnes in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
23,848 tonnes, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
37 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2002.
How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for sugar cane production?
Bahamas ranks 85th and Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar cane production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane production
Unit
tonnes
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, 6,454 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.