Malawi vs Tanzania: Sugar cane production
Malawi
2.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
3.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
38th
Tanzania rank
36th
Sugar cane production over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.34 million tonnes against 2.97 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 378,320 tonnes.
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 tonnes | 792,347 tonnes | 711,228 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 661,559 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 599,265 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 317,900 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.80 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 480,820 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.38 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 277,500 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.97 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | 36,196 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.89 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 438,468 tonnes | 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 tonnes against 2.97 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 378,320 tonnes, 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?
- 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.