Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity was 1,343 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in United Kingdom, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in United Kingdom stood at 1,343 1000 t.
The figure is up 36.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in United Kingdom peaked at 1,604 1000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 955 1000 t, in 2021.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,604 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,514 1000 t | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1,291 1000 t | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 1,437 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1,436 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,452 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,190 1000 t | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1,274 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1,215 1000 t | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,218 1000 t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 969 1000 t | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 955 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 987 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,343 1000 t | +36.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1,343 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 133 1000 t, 10.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1,343 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 146 1000 t, 9.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,363 1000 t | 1,190 1000 t | 1,604 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,064 1000 t | 955 1000 t | 1,343 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in United Kingdom?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in United Kingdom was 1,343 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,604 1000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 955 1000 t in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.