Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Sugar cane production

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
2.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
41st
Malawi rank
38th

Sugar cane production over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.97 million tonnes against 2.51 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 460,390 tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 38th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 518,300 tonnes 81,119 tonnes 437,181 tonnes Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 734,250 tonnes 661,559 tonnes 72,691 tonnes Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 1.09 million tonnes 1.65 million tonnes 556,732 tonnes Malawi
1990s 1.71 million tonnes 1.80 million tonnes 90,945 tonnes Malawi
2000s 1.63 million tonnes 2.38 million tonnes 750,567 tonnes Malawi
2010s 2.10 million tonnes 2.97 million tonnes 873,822 tonnes Malawi
2020s 2.61 million tonnes 2.89 million tonnes 282,408 tonnes Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.97 million tonnes against 2.51 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
460,390 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for sugar cane production?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 38th 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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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.