Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in United States
United States: Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing was 499 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in United States, 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 United States is 499 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — processing in United States peaked at 1,775 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69 1000 t, in 2010.
That places United States 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in United States, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 473 1000 t | +585.5% |
| 2012 | 272 1000 t | -42.5% |
| 2013 | 255 1000 t | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,653 1000 t | +548.2% |
| 2015 | 1,696 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,775 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,732 1000 t | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 297 1000 t | -82.9% |
| 2019 | 332 1000 t | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 262 1000 t | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 301 1000 t | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 486 1000 t | +61.5% |
| 2023 | 499 1000 t | +2.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 499 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 41 1000 t, 12.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +585.5% | 69 1000 t | 473 1000 t |
| 2014 | +548.2% | 255 1000 t | 1,653 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 855.4 1000 t | 69 1000 t | 1,775 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 387 1000 t | 262 1000 t | 499 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar & sweeteners — processing in United States?
- Sugar & sweeteners — processing in United States was 499 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,775 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — processing recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 1000 t in 2010.
- How does United States rank for sugar & sweeteners — processing?
- United States ranks 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — processing rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.