Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Sugar cane production
Nicaragua
6.96 million tonnes
in 2023
Paraguay
6.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
24th
Paraguay rank
25th
Sugar cane production over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6.96 million tonnes against 6.86 million tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 100,290 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 25th of 110 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million tonnes | 830,411 tonnes | 599,111 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.25 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.45 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | 3,414 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.03 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 283,864 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 4.01 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 542,423 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 6.48 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 620,397 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.03 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | 394,842 tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Nicaragua, at 6.96 million tonnes against 6.86 million tonnes in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 100,290 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Nicaragua ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 25th 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.