Which has higher sugar cane production, Congo or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 696,971 tonnes against 677,152 tonnes in Congo as of 2024.

What is the difference in sugar cane production between Congo and Sri Lanka?

19,819 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Congo vs Sri Lanka: Sugar cane production

Congo

677,152 tonnes

in 2024

Sri Lanka

696,971 tonnes

in 2024

Congo rank

60th

Sri Lanka rank

59th

Sugar cane production over time

Congo
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 696,971 tonnes against 677,152 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 19,819 tonnes.

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

Congo ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	513,412 tonnes	137,222 tonnes	376,190 tonnes	Congo
1970s	349,754 tonnes	234,000 tonnes	115,754 tonnes	Congo
1980s	319,500 tonnes	579,283 tonnes	259,783 tonnes	Sri Lanka
1990s	383,838 tonnes	1.08 million tonnes	697,321 tonnes	Sri Lanka
2000s	545,385 tonnes	966,997 tonnes	421,612 tonnes	Sri Lanka
2010s	649,014 tonnes	772,435 tonnes	123,420 tonnes	Sri Lanka
2020s	678,454 tonnes	811,967 tonnes	133,512 tonnes	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, Congo or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 696,971 tonnes against 677,152 tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between Congo and Sri Lanka?: 19,819 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for sugar cane production?: Congo ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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: 18 September 2026

Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.