El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Sugar cane production
El Salvador
7.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
6.62 million tonnes
in 2024
El Salvador rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
26th
Sugar cane production over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.31 million tonnes against 6.62 million tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 693,490 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 43,220 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.81 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 577,600 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.94 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | 494,405 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.32 million tonnes | 3.31 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.72 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.41 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, El Salvador or Zimbabwe?
- El Salvador, at 7.31 million tonnes against 6.62 million tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 693,490 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for sugar cane production?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd 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.