Sugar cane — Processing in Australia
Australia: Sugar cane — Processing was 28,834 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Processing in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar cane — processing in Australia stood at 28,834 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — processing in Australia peaked at 33,411 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23,827 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Australia 8th out of 91 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 cane — Processing in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29,555 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 23,827 1000 t | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 24,561 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 27,215 1000 t | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 28,876 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 31,275 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 33,059 1000 t | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 33,411 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 32,000 1000 t | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 32,531 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29,488 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 29,846 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 28,386 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 28,834 1000 t | +1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 28,834 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 129.5 1000 t, 222.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Australia's 28,834 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,693 1000 t, 3.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,631 1000 t | 23,827 1000 t | 33,411 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,138 1000 t | 28,386 1000 t | 29,846 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 cane — processing in Australia?
- Sugar cane — processing in Australia was 28,834 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — processing recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,411 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — processing recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,827 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for sugar cane — processing?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — processing rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 cane — 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.