Australia vs Colombia: Sugar cane production

Australia
29.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia
31.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Colombia rank
8th

Sugar cane production over time

  • Australia
  • Colombia
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 31.86 million tonnes against 29.86 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 2.00 million tonnes.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Colombia ranks 8th of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 14.79 million tonnes 13.34 million tonnes 1.46 million tonnes Australia
1970s 20.71 million tonnes 18.34 million tonnes 2.37 million tonnes Australia
1980s 25.16 million tonnes 24.80 million tonnes 363,460 tonnes Australia
1990s 31.87 million tonnes 31.68 million tonnes 194,910 tonnes Australia
2000s 34.71 million tonnes 36.65 million tonnes 1.93 million tonnes Colombia
2010s 30.93 million tonnes 33.54 million tonnes 2.61 million tonnes Colombia
2020s 30.51 million tonnes 34.14 million tonnes 3.64 million tonnes Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane production, Australia or Colombia?
Colombia, at 31.86 million tonnes against 29.86 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane production between Australia and Colombia?
2.00 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for sugar cane production?
Australia ranks 10th and Colombia ranks 8th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar cane production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 6,454 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.