Madagascar vs Tanzania: Sugar cane production
Madagascar
3.16 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
3.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
37th
Tanzania rank
36th
Sugar cane production over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.34 million tonnes against 3.16 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 181,690 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 978,575 tonnes | 792,347 tonnes | 186,228 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 30,713 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 384,988 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 754,420 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 329,262 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.98 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | 24,398 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.17 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 157,858 tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.34 million tonnes against 3.16 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 181,690 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Madagascar ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 36th 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.