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
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
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.