Molasses — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Molasses — Production is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 18.30 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 44,800 t, and the mean is 532,004 t.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 2,989.8%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Molasses — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 18.30 million t | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 14.40 million t | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 5.24 million t | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 4 | China, mainland | 5.23 million t | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 4.09 million t | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 3.13 million t | 1991 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3.12 million t | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 2.26 million t | 2023 | up 2,989.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 1.96 million t | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 1.52 million t | 2023 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 1.50 million t | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 1.17 million t | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 1.01 million t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 994,719 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 994,719 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 788,150 t | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 761,017 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 689,256 t | 2023 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 683,376 t | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 20 | Guatemala | 620,285 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 595,238 t | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 499,302 t | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 488,191 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 24 | Caribbean | 471,668 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 386,904 t | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 358,000 t | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 315,000 t | 1992 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 294,794 t | 2023 | up 145.7% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 276,306 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 264,287 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 260,815 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan (former) | 260,000 t | 2009 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 249,366 t | 2023 | up 120.7% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 247,768 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 243,419 t | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 239,216 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 37 | Cuba | 239,200 t | 2023 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Uganda | 229,091 t | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 226,464 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 223,000 t | 1999 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 41 | Yugoslav SFR | 210,000 t | 1991 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 195,517 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 191,536 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 173,680 t | 2023 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 150,233 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 149,273 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 145,934 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 48 | Japan | 138,528 t | 2023 | up 61.1% | falling |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 134,454 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 130,789 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 51 | Kenya | 123,011 t | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 117,946 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 53 | Myanmar | 110,715 t | 2023 | up 954.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia and Montenegro | 110,310 t | 2005 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 108,756 t | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 101,437 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 57 | United Republic of Tanzania | 101,240 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 99,526 t | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 59 | Austria | 89,401 t | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 87,575 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 61 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 86,124 t | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 62 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85,909 t | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Melanesia | 80,577 t | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 64 | Malawi | 78,758 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Mozambique | 73,389 t | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Fiji | 68,000 t | 2023 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 55,319 t | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Belize | 54,788 t | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 51,667 t | 2023 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Paraguay | 49,929 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 49,448 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 72 | Ethiopia PDR | 48,000 t | 1992 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 46,496 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 45,908 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 75 | Angola | 44,800 t | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Canada | 40,000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Nepal | 39,125 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Cambodia | 38,824 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Sweden | 37,869 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 80 | Romania | 37,403 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 36,923 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35,028 t | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 32,739 t | 2023 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 84 | Hungary | 31,842 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Switzerland | 30,455 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 86 | Croatia | 28,114 t | 2023 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 87 | Jamaica | 28,055 t | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 88 | Guyana | 27,375 t | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 27,000 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 25,651 t | 2023 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 25,563 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Guadeloupe | 25,000 t | 2006 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 93 | Mali | 23,077 t | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 23,005 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo | 22,099 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 96 | Chile | 21,251 t | 2023 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 19,099 t | 2023 | up 290.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 17,903 t | 2023 | up 224.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Finland | 17,086 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 15,000 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Nigeria | 13,949 t | 2023 | up 156.6% | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar | 13,032 t | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 12,577 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea | 11,735 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Haiti | 8,838 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Chad | 8,168 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 107 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8,081 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 7,590 t | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 7,106 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 5,774 t | 2023 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Somalia | 5,460 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 112 | Burundi | 5,237 t | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Uruguay | 4,201 t | 2023 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Tunisia | 4,167 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Barbados | 4,039 t | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Martinique | 4,000 t | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 3,352 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Benin | 2,857 t | 2023 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 2,849 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Liberia | 2,349 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,139 t | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 2,117 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Suriname | 1,566 t | 2023 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 1,110 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 952.45 t | 2015 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 772 t | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Portugal | 739.6 t | 2017 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Malaysia | 402.99 t | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 200.59 t | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Iraq | 93.65 t | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Greece | 37.29 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 25.62 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Ireland | 4.3 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 134 | Georgia | 3.51 t | 2009 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 3.21 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Grenada | 1 t | 1989 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Algeria | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Ghana | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Israel | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 1966 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Latvia | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2013 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 73.29 million t
- Asia 30.94 million t
- Americas 28.32 million t
- South America 19.91 million t
- Southern Asia 18.31 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8.53 million t
- Europe 8.45 million t
- South-eastern Asia 6.41 million t
- European Union (27) 5.66 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.38 million t
- Africa 4.50 million t
- Northern America 4.42 million t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.