Sugar & Sweeteners — Production by country
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...
Countries reporting
161
Highest
64,900 1000 t
Brazil
Lowest
1 1000 t
Polynesia
Median
237 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,772
What the numbers show
Sugar & Sweeteners — Production is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 64,900 1000 t in Brazil; the lowest is 1 1000 t in Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 237 1000 t, and the mean is 2,334 1000 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64,900.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 76,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 83.9%).
Sugar & Sweeteners — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 64,900 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 2 | India | 59,728 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 24,978 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 4 | China | 19,330 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 5 | China, mainland | 19,140 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 6 | Thailand | 18,455 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 13,176 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 13,176 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 10,497 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 9,516 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | France | 6,648 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 5,793 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,433 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 5,373 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 4,265 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 16 | Egypt | 4,254 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 4,110 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 4,110 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 3,842 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 3,636 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 3,567 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 22 | Poland | 3,481 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 3,329 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 2,865 1000 t | 2023 | up 299.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 2,705 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,610 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 2,534 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 28 | Vietnam | 2,365 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 2,365 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,920 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 1,864 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Cuba | 1,741 1000 t | 2019 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 1,675 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,675 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 1,630 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 36 | Iraq | 1,540 1000 t | 2023 | up 76,900.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 1,515 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 38 | Myanmar | 1,494 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 39 | Caribbean | 1,493 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,418 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 1,239 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 42 | El Salvador | 1,174 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 1,143 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 44 | Belarus | 1,116 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 1,111 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 1,074 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 47 | Austria | 1,013 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 48 | Uganda | 984 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 929 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 50 | Eswatini | 866 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 831 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 52 | Hungary | 782 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 765 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 54 | Honduras | 742 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 55 | United Republic of Tanzania | 727 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 675 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 664 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 660 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 650 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 644 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.4% | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 639 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 611 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 562 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 434 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 65 | Angola | 413 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 407 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 387 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 68 | Melanesia | 373 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 372 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 70 | Laos | 366 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 366 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 355 1000 t | 2023 | up 11,733.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Canada | 334 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Mauritius | 329 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 75 | Fiji | 328 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 312 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 312 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 79 | Malawi | 300 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 80 | Nepal | 262 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 81 | Switzerland | 237 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 237 1000 t | 2023 | up 192.6% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 226 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 225 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 85 | Mozambique | 204 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 203 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 87 | Belize | 201 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 200 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Panama | 200 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 90 | Senegal | 191 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 91 | Romania | 188 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 92 | Paraguay | 183 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 172 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 94 | China, Taiwan Province of | 163 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 95 | Cambodia | 159 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 7,450.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | 147 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 145 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 123 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 122 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 101 | Namibia | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Madagascar | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 103 | Chile | 118 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 115 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 115 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Moldova | 104 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 104 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 108 | Finland | 97 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 109 | Congo | 92 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Guyana | 88 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 112 | Syria | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Niger | 78 1000 t | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 633.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 64 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 117 | New Zealand | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 55 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 119 | Nigeria | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 120 | Greece | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 123 | Rwanda | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 125 | Gambia | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 126 | Haiti | 37 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Kuwait | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 128 | Guinea | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 129 | Gabon | 34 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Tunisia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 130 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 133 | Slovenia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 134 | Israel | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 135 | Portugal | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 137 | Yemen | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 138 | Barbados | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 142 | Liberia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Ireland | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Suriname | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 149 | Latvia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 149 | Norway | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 153 | Cyprus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Libya | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Montenegro | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Oman | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | East Timor | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 328,921 1000 t
- Asia 134,696 1000 t
- Americas 120,911 1000 t
- South America 76,759 1000 t
- Southern Asia 74,086 1000 t
- Europe 49,580 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 33,359 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 29,791 1000 t
- European Union (27) 28,540 1000 t
- Northern America 25,311 1000 t
- United States of America 24,978 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 24,886 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 23,271 1000 t
- Africa 17,926 1000 t
- Central America 17,347 1000 t
- Western Europe 16,687 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9,203 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8,053 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7,963 1000 t
- Western Asia 7,191 1000 t
- Northern Africa 5,816 1000 t
- Oceania 5,807 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 5,636 1000 t
- Northern Europe 5,419 1000 t
- Southern Africa 4,553 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,588 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2,490 1000 t
- Western Africa 1,089 1000 t
- Middle Africa 832 1000 t
- Central Asia 356 1000 t
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.