Sugar Crops Primary — Production in South America

South America: Sugar Crops Primary — Production was 846.02 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
846.02 million t
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
873.37 million t
in 2013
All-time low
104.16 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in South America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — production in South America is 846.02 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — production in South America peaked at 873.37 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 104.16 million t, in 1961.

That places South America 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 120.20 million t 104.16 million t 129.84 million t 9
1970s 164.45 million t 130.59 million t 206.45 million t 10
1980s 289.36 million t 219.45 million t 340.07 million t 10
1990s 376.37 million t 318.60 million t 432.69 million t 10
2000s 561.75 million t 412.21 million t 799.53 million t 10
2010s 842.99 million t 811.00 million t 873.37 million t 10
2020s 840.65 million t 813.73 million t 869.59 million t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 Brazil 759.66 million t compare
  2. 2 India 453.16 million t compare
  3. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 114.98 million t compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 114.51 million t compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 84.27 million t compare
  6. 6 Thailand 82.44 million t compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — production in South America?
Sugar crops primary — production in South America was 846.02 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar crops primary — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 873.37 million t in 2013.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 104.16 million t in 1961.
How does South America rank for sugar crops primary — production?
South America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar crops primary — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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.