Sugar cane — Production in World

World: Sugar cane — Production was 1.94 billion t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.94 billion t
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
1st
of 25 groups
All-time high
2.02 billion t
in 2023
All-time low
436.74 million t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar cane — Production in World, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

World recorded 1.94 billion t for sugar cane — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — production in World peaked at 2.02 billion t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 436.74 million t, in 1962.

That places World 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sugar cane — Production in World, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Production in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 447.87 million t —
1962 436.74 million t -2.5%
1963 439.80 million t +0.7%
1964 480.64 million t +9.3%
1965 531.15 million t +10.5%
1966 531.49 million t +0.1%
1967 518.89 million t -2.4%
1968 506.09 million t -2.5%
1969 538.26 million t +6.4%
1970 608.62 million t +13.1%
1971 582.11 million t -4.4%
1972 569.11 million t -2.2%
1973 600.23 million t +5.5%
1974 648.52 million t +8.0%
1975 655.82 million t +1.1%
1976 687.21 million t +4.8%
1977 734.86 million t +6.9%
1978 774.42 million t +5.4%
1979 770.25 million t -0.5%
1980 734.49 million t -4.6%
1981 799.60 million t +8.9%
1982 907.07 million t +13.4%
1983 903.68 million t -0.4%
1984 929.77 million t +2.9%
1985 933.21 million t +0.4%
1986 934.72 million t +0.2%
1987 990.32 million t +5.9%
1988 992.98 million t +0.3%
1989 1.02 billion t +2.5%
1990 1.05 billion t +3.4%
1991 1.09 billion t +3.2%
1992 1.11 billion t +1.9%
1993 1.02 billion t -7.8%
1994 1.08 billion t +6.2%
1995 1.16 billion t +7.3%
1996 1.22 billion t +4.8%
1997 1.25 billion t +2.3%
1998 1.26 billion t +1.4%
1999 1.28 billion t +1.4%
2000 1.25 billion t -2.3%
2001 1.26 billion t +0.3%
2002 1.33 billion t +5.5%
2003 1.37 billion t +3.4%
2004 1.33 billion t -2.8%
2005 1.31 billion t -2.0%
2006 1.42 billion t +8.5%
2007 1.60 billion t +13.0%
2008 1.72 billion t +7.1%
2009 1.67 billion t -2.5%
2010 1.68 billion t +0.2%
2011 1.79 billion t +6.9%
2012 1.83 billion t +2.1%
2013 1.90 billion t +4.1%
2014 1.89 billion t -0.9%
2015 1.87 billion t -0.7%
2016 1.88 billion t +0.4%
2017 1.84 billion t -2.3%
2018 1.93 billion t +5.2%
2019 1.96 billion t +1.4%
2020 1.88 billion t -4.1%
2021 1.87 billion t -0.8%
2022 1.92 billion t +2.9%
2023 2.02 billion t +5.0%
2024 1.94 billion t -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 492.33 million t 436.74 million t 538.26 million t 9
1970s 663.11 million t 569.11 million t 774.42 million t 10
1980s 914.38 million t 734.49 million t 1.02 billion t 10
1990s 1.15 billion t 1.02 billion t 1.28 billion t 10
2000s 1.43 billion t 1.25 billion t 1.72 billion t 10
2010s 1.86 billion t 1.68 billion t 1.96 billion t 10
2020s 1.93 billion t 1.87 billion t 2.02 billion t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 759.66 million t compare
  2. 2 India 453.16 million t compare
  3. 3 China 102.57 million t compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 102.09 million t compare
  5. 4 Viet Nam 11.84 million t compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — production in World?
Sugar cane — production in World was 1.94 billion t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar cane — production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 billion t in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar cane — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 436.74 million t in 1962.
How does World rank for sugar cane — production?
World ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,436 data points, 1961–2024
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