El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Sugar cane production

El Salvador
7.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
6.96 million tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
23rd
Nicaragua rank
24th

Sugar cane production over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.31 million tonnes against 6.96 million tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 346,070 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 1.26 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes 171,244 tonnes Nicaragua
1970s 2.81 million tonnes 2.25 million tonnes 562,921 tonnes El Salvador
1980s 2.94 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes 495,784 tonnes El Salvador
1990s 4.32 million tonnes 3.03 million tonnes 1.30 million tonnes El Salvador
2000s 4.96 million tonnes 4.01 million tonnes 944,434 tonnes El Salvador
2010s 6.72 million tonnes 6.48 million tonnes 245,428 tonnes El Salvador
2020s 7.44 million tonnes 7.03 million tonnes 400,405 tonnes El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 7.31 million tonnes against 6.96 million tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
346,070 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for sugar cane production?
El Salvador ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Sugar cane production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,454 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.