El Salvador vs Paraguay: Sugar cane production
El Salvador
7.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Paraguay
6.86 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
23rd
Paraguay rank
25th
Sugar cane production over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.31 million tonnes against 6.86 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 446,360 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 25th of 110 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 830,411 tonnes | 427,867 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.81 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.94 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 499,198 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.32 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.72 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 865,825 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.41 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 725,470 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 7.31 million tonnes against 6.86 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 446,360 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for sugar cane production?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 25th 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.