El Salvador vs Iran: Sugar cane production
El Salvador
7.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Iran
9.15 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
23rd
Iran rank
21st
Sugar cane production over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 9.15 million tonnes against 7.31 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 1.84 million tonnes.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 21st of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 341,778 tonnes | 916,500 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.81 million tonnes | 929,500 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.94 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.32 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 675,196 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.72 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 274,128 tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 7.41 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, El Salvador or Iran?
- Iran, at 9.15 million tonnes against 7.31 million tonnes in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between El Salvador and Iran?
- 1.84 million tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for sugar cane production?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 21st 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.