Malawi vs Tanzania: Sugar cane production

Malawi
2.97 million
in 2024
Tanzania
3.34 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
38th
Tanzania rank
36th

Sugar cane production over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.34 million against 2.97 million in Malawi, a difference of 378,320.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Malawi ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 81,119 792,347 711,228 Tanzania
1970s 661,559 1.26 million 599,265 Tanzania
1980s 1.65 million 1.33 million 317,900 Malawi
1990s 1.80 million 1.32 million 480,820 Malawi
2000s 2.38 million 2.10 million 277,500 Malawi
2010s 2.97 million 3.01 million 36,196 Tanzania
2020s 2.89 million 3.33 million 438,468 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3.34 million against 2.97 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between Malawi and Tanzania?
378,320, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for sugar cane production?
Malawi ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Sugar cane production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,454 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed