Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Sugar cane production
Ecuador
6.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
6.96 million tonnes
in 2023
Ecuador rank
27th
Nicaragua rank
24th
Sugar cane production over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6.96 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 586,100 tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 110 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 6.47 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.64 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.86 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 6.83 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.38 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 9.10 million tonnes | 7.03 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 6.96 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 586,100 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 24th 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.