Sugar Crops Primary — Production 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 — Production is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 759.66 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.28 million t, and the mean is 14.48 million t.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 5,212.8%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Sugar Crops Primary — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 759.66 million t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 453.16 million t | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 3 | China | 114.98 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 23.00 million t | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 114.51 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 84.27 million t | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.24 million t | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 82.44 million t | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 11.84 million t | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 7 | USSR | 65.93 million t | 1991 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11.45 million t | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 53.05 million t | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 46.68 million t | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.68 million t | 2024 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 36.68 million t | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.34 million t | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 11 | France | 32.59 million t | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.51 million t | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 32.20 million t | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.64 million t | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 31.89 million t | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 13 | Melanesia | 1.64 million t | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 29.87 million t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 29.87 million t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 292,673 t | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,090 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 27.20 million t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Polynesia | 3,584 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 22.91 million t | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 18.69 million t | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 18.43 million t | 2024 | up 36.6% | flat |
| 20 | South Africa | 16.74 million t | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 12.80 million t | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 12.47 million t | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Caribbean | 16.11 million t | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 12.26 million t | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 12.04 million t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 9.37 million t | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cuba | 9.05 million t | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.82 million t | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 28 | El Salvador | 7.31 million t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.16 million t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 7.11 million t | 1999 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 22,040 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 6.96 million t | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 6.86 million t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 6.62 million t | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 6.38 million t | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 34 | Yugoslav SFR | 6.37 million t | 1991 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.35 million t | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 36 | Uganda | 6.10 million t | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Sudan (former) | 6.06 million t | 2011 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 5.75 million t | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 5.53 million t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 5.41 million t | 1992 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 41 | Belarus | 4.95 million t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 4.95 million t | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 43 | Zambia | 4.89 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Japan | 4.64 million t | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 4.58 million t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 4.41 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 47 | Sudan | 4.22 million t | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 4.14 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 3.52 million t | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 50 | Austria | 3.43 million t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 51 | Madagascar | 3.16 million t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 3.15 million t | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 53 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.10 million t | 2005 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 54 | Malawi | 2.97 million t | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Nepal | 2.76 million t | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 2.59 million t | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 57 | Mauritius | 2.20 million t | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 58 | Sweden | 2.12 million t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 1.92 million t | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 60 | Réunion | 1.88 million t | 2006 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 1.85 million t | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 62 | Mozambique | 1.79 million t | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Belize | 1.67 million t | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.60 million t | 1992 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 65 | Haiti | 1.54 million t | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 66 | Italy | 1.53 million t | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 1.51 million t | 2024 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 68 | Nigeria | 1.51 million t | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 69 | Canada | 1.44 million t | 2024 | up 148.9% | falling |
| 70 | Slovakia | 1.39 million t | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 71 | Fiji | 1.33 million t | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 72 | Senegal | 1.31 million t | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Angola | 1.29 million t | 2024 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 million t | 2024 | up 5,212.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Switzerland | 1.14 million t | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 997,296 t | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 957,418 t | 2024 | up 451.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 875,120 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 872,377 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 856,310 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 849,797 t | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 810,000 t | 2007 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 84 | Guadeloupe | 787,286 t | 2006 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 696,971 t | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Congo | 677,152 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 87 | Finland | 666,600 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 88 | Cambodia | 645,720 t | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mali | 593,773 t | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Uruguay | 541,167 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 476,922 t | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 93 | China, Taiwan Province of | 474,537 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 471,450 t | 2024 | down 66.1% | flat |
| 95 | Jamaica | 428,896 t | 2024 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 96 | Guinea | 321,921 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Guyana | 320,978 t | 2024 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 98 | Chad | 307,701 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 306,330 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Liberia | 279,690 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 273,979 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 102 | Gabon | 273,073 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 224,671 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Somalia | 215,200 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 105 | Martinique | 165,101 t | 2006 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Ghana | 156,723 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 156,259 t | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Burundi | 139,352 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 124,628 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 110 | Suriname | 91,128 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 111 | Tunisia | 86,572 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 83,182 t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Benin | 80,553 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 64,871 t | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Bahamas | 63,848 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 59,767 t | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 117 | Armenia | 56,457 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Puerto Rico | 40,000 t | 2002 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Iraq | 35,354 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24,000 t | 1990 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Albania | 17,763 t | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Malaysia | 16,925 t | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Lebanon | 10,185 t | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovenia | 8,940 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,008 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 126 | French Guiana | 6,967 t | 2006 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 127 | Grenada | 5,236 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 128 | Dominica | 4,908 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 4,246 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 130 | French Polynesia | 3,572 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 1,858 t | 2024 | up 829.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Oman | 1,746 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 1,700 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Greece | 1,530 t | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 462.48 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | 280.62 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 100 t | 2000 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 138 | Brunei Darussalam | 56 t | 2024 | — | falling |
| 139 | Djibouti | 55.8 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Samoa | 11.93 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | 0 t | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 0 t | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Israel | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2006 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 1966 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Singapore | 0 t | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 0 t | 1997 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.23 billion t
- Asia 863.75 million t
- Americas 1.03 billion t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 58.15 million t
- South America 846.02 million t
- Southern Asia 558.34 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 22.06 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 234.73 million t
- Europe 197.27 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 159.95 million t
- European Union (27) 121.64 million t
- Middle Africa 6.05 million t
- Eastern Asia 119.62 million t
- Africa 110.80 million t
- Central America 103.78 million t
- Eastern Europe 90.86 million t
- Western Europe 84.62 million t
- Northern America 65.06 million t
- United States of America 63.61 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 59.65 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 55.28 million t
- Eastern Africa 41.94 million t
- Northern Africa 33.02 million t
- Oceania 31.52 million t
- Western Asia 23.33 million t
- Southern Africa 22.27 million t
- Northern Europe 14.31 million t
- Western Africa 7.51 million t
- Southern Europe 7.48 million t
- Central Asia 2.50 million t
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.