Kenya vs Vietnam: Sugar cane production
Kenya
9.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Vietnam
11.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
20th
Vietnam rank
18th
Sugar cane production over time
- Kenya
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 11.84 million tonnes against 9.37 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 2.48 million tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 18th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 801,738 tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 623,407 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 2.18 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 162,737 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 4.44 million tonnes | 9.75 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 4.65 million tonnes | 16.01 million tonnes | 11.36 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 5.88 million tonnes | 17.93 million tonnes | 12.05 million tonnes | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 7.64 million tonnes | 11.41 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Kenya or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 11.84 million tonnes against 9.37 million tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Kenya and Vietnam?
- 2.48 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Vietnam ranks 18th 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.