Cuba vs El Salvador: Sugar cane production

Cuba
9.05 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador
7.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
23rd

Sugar cane production over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 9.05 million tonnes against 7.31 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 1.74 million tonnes.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 110 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 43.38 million tonnes 1.26 million tonnes 42.12 million tonnes Cuba
1970s 60.08 million tonnes 2.81 million tonnes 57.27 million tonnes Cuba
1980s 71.23 million tonnes 2.94 million tonnes 68.29 million tonnes Cuba
1990s 49.53 million tonnes 4.32 million tonnes 45.21 million tonnes Cuba
2000s 21.43 million tonnes 4.96 million tonnes 16.47 million tonnes Cuba
2010s 15.89 million tonnes 6.72 million tonnes 9.17 million tonnes Cuba
2020s 9.05 million tonnes 7.41 million tonnes 1.64 million tonnes Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 9.05 million tonnes against 7.31 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between Cuba and El Salvador?
1.74 million tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for sugar cane production?
Cuba ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 23rd 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.