Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production was 4.15 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.15 million t
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
2nd
of 15 regions
All-time high
4.42 million t
in 2022
All-time low
757,945 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 4.15 million t for raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in 2023.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.42 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 757,945 t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 757,945 t
1962 855,701 t +12.9%
1963 930,473 t +8.7%
1964 895,606 t -3.7%
1965 939,354 t +4.9%
1966 999,302 t +6.4%
1967 1.14 million t +13.9%
1968 1.23 million t +7.8%
1969 1.21 million t -1.6%
1970 1.35 million t +11.5%
1971 1.41 million t +5.2%
1972 1.35 million t -4.5%
1973 1.35 million t -0.1%
1974 1.31 million t -3.0%
1975 1.33 million t +1.5%
1976 1.33 million t +0.5%
1977 1.42 million t +6.7%
1978 1.51 million t +5.7%
1979 1.51 million t +0.6%
1980 1.46 million t -3.3%
1981 1.64 million t +12.0%
1982 1.68 million t +2.2%
1983 1.81 million t +8.1%
1984 1.80 million t -0.6%
1985 1.84 million t +2.0%
1986 1.73 million t -5.9%
1987 1.91 million t +10.5%
1988 1.82 million t -4.5%
1989 1.75 million t -4.0%
1990 1.89 million t +8.1%
1991 2.00 million t +5.7%
1992 2.01 million t +0.4%
1993 1.90 million t -5.4%
1994 1.91 million t +0.7%
1995 2.08 million t +8.8%
1996 2.14 million t +2.7%
1997 2.10 million t -1.8%
1998 2.19 million t +4.6%
1999 2.41 million t +9.6%
2000 2.42 million t +0.5%
2001 2.51 million t +3.7%
2002 2.86 million t +14.0%
2003 3.05 million t +6.6%
2004 2.99 million t -2.0%
2005 3.08 million t +3.2%
2006 2.97 million t -3.6%
2007 3.06 million t +2.8%
2008 3.16 million t +3.3%
2009 3.25 million t +2.9%
2010 2.69 million t -17.1%
2011 2.85 million t +5.9%
2012 3.48 million t +22.2%
2013 3.76 million t +8.1%
2014 4.03 million t +7.1%
2015 3.89 million t -3.5%
2016 3.94 million t +1.4%
2017 4.30 million t +9.1%
2018 4.03 million t -6.3%
2019 4.02 million t -0.3%
2020 4.13 million t +2.7%
2021 4.33 million t +5.0%
2022 4.42 million t +2.0%
2023 4.15 million t -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 994,380 t 757,945 t 1.23 million t 9
1970s 1.39 million t 1.31 million t 1.51 million t 10
1980s 1.74 million t 1.46 million t 1.91 million t 10
1990s 2.06 million t 1.89 million t 2.41 million t 10
2000s 2.93 million t 2.42 million t 3.25 million t 10
2010s 3.70 million t 2.69 million t 4.30 million t 10
2020s 4.26 million t 4.13 million t 4.42 million t 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Brazil 41.97 million t compare
  2. 2 India 37.00 million t compare
  3. 3 Thailand 10.27 million t compare
  4. 4 China 10.00 million t compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 9.96 million t compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 4.15 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 4.42 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 757,945 t in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 15 regions with data for 2023.
Is raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
183 places, 10,025 data points, 1961–2023
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