Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing States (SIDS): Sugar Crops Primary — Production was 22.06 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.06 million t
Change on year
up 13.1%
Rank
4th
of 16 groups
All-time high
123.22 million t
in 1970
All-time low
19.51 million t
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sugar crops primary — production in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 22.06 million t.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — production in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 123.22 million t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 19.51 million t, in 2023.

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

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 98.57 million t —
1962 78.38 million t -20.5%
1963 75.24 million t -4.0%
1964 78.79 million t +4.7%
1965 91.60 million t +16.3%
1966 78.89 million t -13.9%
1967 92.34 million t +17.0%
1968 83.20 million t -9.9%
1969 83.73 million t +0.6%
1970 123.22 million t +47.2%
1971 94.96 million t -22.9%
1972 86.06 million t -9.4%
1973 88.13 million t +2.4%
1974 90.92 million t +3.2%
1975 86.60 million t -4.8%
1976 92.68 million t +7.0%
1977 98.19 million t +5.9%
1978 108.73 million t +10.7%
1979 115.69 million t +6.4%
1980 98.44 million t -14.9%
1981 102.10 million t +3.7%
1982 111.52 million t +9.2%
1983 103.14 million t -7.5%
1984 110.55 million t +7.2%
1985 97.86 million t -11.5%
1986 99.50 million t +1.7%
1987 100.77 million t +1.3%
1988 103.91 million t +3.1%
1989 110.44 million t +6.3%
1990 109.71 million t -0.7%
1991 108.15 million t -1.4%
1992 94.72 million t -12.4%
1993 72.47 million t -23.5%
1994 70.35 million t -2.9%
1995 59.74 million t -15.1%
1996 68.52 million t +14.7%
1997 66.42 million t -3.1%
1998 56.56 million t -14.8%
1999 57.45 million t +1.6%
2000 60.01 million t +4.5%
2001 56.33 million t -6.1%
2002 58.99 million t +4.7%
2003 44.83 million t -24.0%
2004 48.42 million t +8.0%
2005 33.23 million t -31.4%
2006 33.47 million t +0.7%
2007 32.69 million t -2.3%
2008 34.77 million t +6.4%
2009 33.32 million t -4.2%
2010 29.65 million t -11.0%
2011 30.63 million t +3.3%
2012 32.59 million t +6.4%
2013 33.45 million t +2.6%
2014 36.80 million t +10.0%
2015 37.46 million t +1.8%
2016 34.30 million t -8.4%
2017 37.57 million t +9.5%
2018 29.40 million t -21.7%
2019 32.89 million t +11.9%
2020 28.96 million t -12.0%
2021 25.24 million t -12.8%
2022 21.83 million t -13.5%
2023 19.51 million t -10.7%
2024 22.06 million t +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84.53 million t 75.24 million t 98.57 million t 9
1970s 98.52 million t 86.06 million t 123.22 million t 10
1980s 103.82 million t 97.86 million t 111.52 million t 10
1990s 76.41 million t 56.56 million t 109.71 million t 10
2000s 43.61 million t 32.69 million t 60.01 million t 10
2010s 33.48 million t 29.40 million t 37.57 million t 10
2020s 23.52 million t 19.51 million t 28.96 million t 5

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  1. 1 Brazil 759.66 million t compare
  2. 2 India 453.16 million t compare
  3. 3 China 114.98 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 23.00 million t compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 114.51 million t compare
  6. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.24 million t compare
  7. 5 Pakistan 84.27 million t compare
  8. 6 Thailand 82.44 million t compare
  9. 6 Viet Nam 11.84 million t compare
  10. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.45 million t compare
  11. 7 USSR 65.93 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — production in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Sugar crops primary — production in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 22.06 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar crops primary — production recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 123.22 million t in 1970.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — production recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.51 million t in 2023.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for sugar crops primary — production?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar crops primary — production rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar Crops Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 10,962 data points, 1961–2024
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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.