Ecuador vs Zimbabwe: Sugar cane production
Ecuador
6.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.62 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Sugar cane production over time
- Ecuador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.62 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 238,680 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 110 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 6.16 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 6.47 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 5.64 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.86 million tonnes | 3.31 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 6.83 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.38 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 8.55 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Ecuador or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.62 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
- 238,680 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Zimbabwe rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 26th 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.