El Salvador vs Kenya: Sugar cane production
El Salvador
7.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
9.37 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
23rd
Kenya rank
20th
Sugar cane production over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.37 million tonnes against 7.31 million tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 2.05 million tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 20th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 801,738 tonnes | 456,540 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.81 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 632,123 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.94 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.32 million tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | 117,996 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | 306,373 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.72 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | 842,412 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.41 million tonnes | 7.64 million tonnes | 227,986 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, El Salvador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 9.37 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 Kenya?
- 2.05 million tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for sugar cane production?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 20th 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.