Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sugar Crops Primary — Production was 7.48 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.48 million t
Change on year
up 9.1%
Rank
28th
of 30 groups
All-time high
34.91 million t
in 1989
All-time low
5.39 million t
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sugar crops primary — production in Southern Europe stood at 7.48 million t.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — production in Southern Europe peaked at 34.91 million t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.39 million t, in 2022.

That places Southern Europe 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 13.72 million t —
1962 13.27 million t -3.3%
1963 14.15 million t +6.6%
1964 15.25 million t +7.7%
1965 16.69 million t +9.4%
1966 20.75 million t +24.3%
1967 23.07 million t +11.2%
1968 20.28 million t -12.1%
1969 20.90 million t +3.1%
1970 19.88 million t -4.8%
1971 20.25 million t +1.8%
1972 21.47 million t +6.0%
1973 20.06 million t -6.6%
1974 17.98 million t -10.4%
1975 26.13 million t +45.3%
1976 33.50 million t +28.2%
1977 27.81 million t -17.0%
1978 28.01 million t +0.7%
1979 27.73 million t -1.0%
1980 27.95 million t +0.8%
1981 34.81 million t +24.5%
1982 29.24 million t -16.0%
1983 28.39 million t -2.9%
1984 28.79 million t +1.4%
1985 25.50 million t -11.4%
1986 31.28 million t +22.7%
1987 31.95 million t +2.1%
1988 29.36 million t -8.1%
1989 34.91 million t +18.9%
1990 28.23 million t -19.1%
1991 27.84 million t -1.4%
1992 28.68 million t +3.0%
1993 25.64 million t -10.6%
1994 26.99 million t +5.2%
1995 26.15 million t -3.1%
1996 26.59 million t +1.7%
1997 28.77 million t +8.2%
1998 28.46 million t -1.1%
1999 29.92 million t +5.2%
2000 25.88 million t -13.5%
2001 22.97 million t -11.3%
2002 28.08 million t +22.3%
2003 18.98 million t -32.4%
2004 22.85 million t +20.4%
2005 29.45 million t +28.9%
2006 17.93 million t -39.1%
2007 15.53 million t -13.4%
2008 12.10 million t -22.1%
2009 13.02 million t +7.6%
2010 12.61 million t -3.1%
2011 12.37 million t -1.9%
2012 10.08 million t -18.6%
2013 9.38 million t -7.0%
2014 12.93 million t +37.9%
2015 9.13 million t -29.3%
2016 9.28 million t +1.6%
2017 10.00 million t +7.7%
2018 8.01 million t -19.9%
2019 7.67 million t -4.2%
2020 7.19 million t -6.3%
2021 6.84 million t -4.8%
2022 5.39 million t -21.2%
2023 6.86 million t +27.4%
2024 7.48 million t +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.56 million t 13.27 million t 23.07 million t 9
1970s 24.28 million t 17.98 million t 33.50 million t 10
1980s 30.22 million t 25.50 million t 34.91 million t 10
1990s 27.73 million t 25.64 million t 29.92 million t 10
2000s 20.68 million t 12.10 million t 29.45 million t 10
2010s 10.15 million t 7.67 million t 12.93 million t 10
2020s 6.75 million t 5.39 million t 7.48 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 25 South Africa 16.74 million t compare
  2. 26 Caribbean 16.11 million t compare
  3. 27 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.24 million t compare
  4. 28 Ukraine 12.80 million t compare
  5. 29 Myanmar 12.47 million t compare
  6. 30 Argentina 12.26 million t compare
  7. 31 Peru 12.04 million t compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Southern Europe

All data for Southern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — production in Southern Europe?
Sugar crops primary — production in Southern Europe was 7.48 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar crops primary — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 34.91 million t in 1989.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 5.39 million t in 2022.
How does Southern Europe rank for sugar crops primary — production?
Southern Europe ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar crops primary — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Southern Europe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sugar-crops-primary-production/southern-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sugar-crops-primary-production/southern-europe/">Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Southern Europe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
231 places, 12,343 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.