Jamaica vs Taiwan: Sugar cane production
Jamaica
428,896 tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
474,537 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
67th
Taiwan rank
66th
Sugar cane production over time
- Jamaica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 474,537 tonnes against 428,896 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 45,641 tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Jamaica ranks 67th and Taiwan ranks 66th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.54 million tonnes | 7.78 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 3.69 million tonnes | 8.48 million tonnes | 4.79 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.41 million tonnes | 7.36 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.48 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 377,694 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.32 million tonnes | 599,165 tonnes | 717,712 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 469,034 tonnes | 525,072 tonnes | 56,039 tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Jamaica or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 474,537 tonnes against 428,896 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Jamaica and Taiwan?
- 45,641 tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Taiwan rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Jamaica ranks 67th and Taiwan ranks 66th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.