Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 10.05 million ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 ha in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 23,054 ha, and the mean is 218,850 ha.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 2,418.6%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 10.05 million ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 5.74 million ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | USSR | 3.17 million ha | 1991 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 4 | Thailand | 1.49 million ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 324,286 ha | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 5 | China | 1.49 million ha | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 209,210 ha | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 6 | China, mainland | 1.48 million ha | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 184,287 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1.19 million ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 174,816 ha | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 985,329 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 784,416 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71,637 ha | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 595,128 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 54,723 ha | 2024 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 437,200 ha | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 48,196 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 432,814 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 12 | Melanesia | 47,271 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | France | 411,630 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33,300 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 404,914 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 14,107 ha | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 389,139 ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102 ha | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 358,250 ha | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 16 | Polynesia | 41 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 341,130 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 341,130 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 277,920 ha | 2024 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 20 | Caribbean | 415,713 ha | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 20 | Cuba | 270,361 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 253,600 ha | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 242,267 ha | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 218,690 ha | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 212,339 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 169,531 ha | 1992 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 26 | Yugoslav SFR | 142,555 ha | 1991 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 134,900 ha | 2024 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 118,456 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26,622 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 110,649 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 3,114 ha | 2024 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 110,000 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 31 | Belarus | 106,000 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 102,389 ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 33 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 101,191 ha | 1999 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 100,974 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 35 | Nigeria | 88,518 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 87,249 ha | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 84,480 ha | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 79,728 ha | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 78,606 ha | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 77,084 ha | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 76,307 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 73,028 ha | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 43 | Honduras | 73,009 ha | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 44 | Japan | 71,228 ha | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 65,910 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 46 | Serbia and Montenegro | 64,326 ha | 2005 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 47 | Sudan | 62,527 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 60,480 ha | 2011 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Eswatini | 60,000 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 58,330 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 58,301 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 55,440 ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 47,200 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia | 46,839 ha | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 45,690 ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Austria | 43,000 ha | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 57 | Belize | 41,600 ha | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 58 | Fiji | 35,000 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 34,900 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mauritius | 34,759 ha | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 61 | Angola | 32,772 ha | 2024 | up 161.9% | rising |
| 62 | Mozambique | 32,150 ha | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 63 | Panama | 30,500 ha | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 64 | Italy | 29,230 ha | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | 28,430 ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 66 | Morocco | 28,419 ha | 2024 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 27,584 ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Liberia | 27,491 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Réunion | 25,569 ha | 2006 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 25,010 ha | 2024 | up 2,418.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 23,550 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 23,419 ha | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 73 | Haiti | 23,189 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | 22,920 ha | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 18,842 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 18,387 ha | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Canada | 18,300 ha | 2024 | up 125.9% | falling |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 18,259 ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 79 | Congo | 18,186 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 17,900 ha | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 81 | Switzerland | 16,774 ha | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 16,130 ha | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 16,030 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,000 ha | 2007 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 84 | Ethiopia PDR | 15,000 ha | 1992 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 86 | Cameroon | 14,139 ha | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Finland | 14,000 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 13,484 ha | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Guadeloupe | 12,600 ha | 2006 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 12,226 ha | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 11,469 ha | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 11,303 ha | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Chile | 8,999 ha | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 8,960 ha | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 95 | Mali | 8,668 ha | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 8,448 ha | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 7,590 ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 7,279 ha | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 99 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7,122 ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | 7,000 ha | 2024 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 101 | Ghana | 6,450 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 102 | Guyana | 6,139 ha | 2024 | down 88.0% | falling |
| 103 | Somalia | 6,088 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea | 5,980 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 5,090 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 4,885 ha | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 107 | Gabon | 4,268 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 3,638 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Martinique | 3,500 ha | 2006 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Chad | 3,360 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 111 | Bahamas | 2,564 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 112 | Benin | 2,389 ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 2,285 ha | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 114 | Suriname | 2,250 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 2,000 ha | 2002 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 1,868 ha | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Barbados | 1,580 ha | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 1,462 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 1,193 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,000 ha | 1990 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Malaysia | 935 ha | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Albania | 517 ha | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Lebanon | 318 ha | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Oman | 302 ha | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 262 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 126 | Dominica | 252 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 127 | French Guiana | 170 ha | 2006 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 150 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 145 ha | 2024 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 143 ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 117 ha | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 70 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Greece | 50 ha | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 40 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 ha | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | 6 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 3 ha | 2000 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 3 ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 139 | Djibouti | 1 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Samoa | 1 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | 0 ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Israel | 0 ha | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2006 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 1966 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Singapore | 0 ha | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 0 ha | 1997 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 31.51 million ha
- Asia 12.16 million ha
- Americas 14.04 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.07 million ha
- South America 11.44 million ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 551,150 ha
- Southern Asia 7.27 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.67 million ha
- Europe 3.14 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 2.93 million ha
- Africa 1.78 million ha
- Middle Africa 162,621 ha
- Eastern Europe 1.77 million ha
- European Union (27) 1.62 million ha
- Eastern Asia 1.56 million ha
- Central America 1.36 million ha
- Western Europe 1.05 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 980,538 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 870,561 ha
- Northern America 832,980 ha
- United States of America 814,680 ha
- Eastern Africa 631,396 ha
- Northern Africa 481,547 ha
- Oceania 388,442 ha
- Western Asia 341,979 ha
- Southern Africa 302,267 ha
- Western Africa 198,551 ha
- Northern Europe 195,749 ha
- Southern Europe 131,603 ha
- Central Asia 56,539 ha
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.