Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in Australia
Australia: Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing was 609 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar & sweeteners — processing in Australia stood at 609 1000 t.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — processing in Australia peaked at 683 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 425 1000 t, in 2015.
That places Australia 14th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 509 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 502 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 474 1000 t | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 585 1000 t | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 468 1000 t | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 425 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 601 1000 t | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 637 1000 t | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 538 1000 t | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 590 1000 t | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 683 1000 t | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 555 1000 t | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 584 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 609 1000 t | +4.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 609 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 41 1000 t, 14.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 609 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62 1000 t, 9.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 532.9 1000 t | 425 1000 t | 637 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 607.75 1000 t | 555 1000 t | 683 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 11 South Africa 953 1000 t compare
- 12 Mexico 809 1000 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 624 1000 t compare
- 15 Peru 588 1000 t compare
- 15 Egypt 588 1000 t compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 570 1000 t compare
- 17 United Kingdom 570 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar & sweeteners — processing in Australia?
- Sugar & sweeteners — processing in Australia was 609 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 683 1000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 425 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for sugar & sweeteners — processing?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — processing rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.