Malawi vs Nepal: Sugar cane production
Malawi
2.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
2.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
38th
Nepal rank
40th
Sugar cane production over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.97 million tonnes against 2.76 million tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 205,140 tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 40th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,119 tonnes | 150,913 tonnes | 69,794 tonnes | Nepal |
| 1970s | 661,559 tonnes | 278,138 tonnes | 383,420 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.65 million tonnes | 588,060 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.80 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 343,033 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 31,011 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.97 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 221,135 tonnes | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.89 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 238,982 tonnes | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Malawi or Nepal?
- Malawi, at 2.97 million tonnes against 2.76 million tonnes in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Malawi and Nepal?
- 205,140 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Malawi ranks 38th and Nepal ranks 40th 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.