Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in India
India: Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing was 12,590 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar & sweeteners — processing in India is 12,590 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — processing in India peaked at 12,881 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,241 1000 t, in 2010.
That places India 1st 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 India, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,241 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 10,086 1000 t | +39.3% |
| 2012 | 10,822 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 10,908 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 10,276 1000 t | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 11,600 1000 t | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 10,198 1000 t | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 8,557 1000 t | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 12,881 1000 t | +50.5% |
| 2019 | 12,601 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9,865 1000 t | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 10,236 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 12,048 1000 t | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 12,590 1000 t | +4.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12,590 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46 1000 t, 273.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- India's 12,590 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 46 1000 t, 273.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,517 1000 t | 7,241 1000 t | 12,881 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,185 1000 t | 9,865 1000 t | 12,590 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar & sweeteners — processing in India?
- Sugar & sweeteners — processing in India was 12,590 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12,881 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,241 1000 t in 2010.
- How does India rank for sugar & sweeteners — processing?
- India ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — processing rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.