Australia vs Indonesia: Sugar cane production
Australia
29.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
32.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th
Sugar cane production over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 32.00 million tonnes against 29.86 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 2.14 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.79 million tonnes | 10.10 million tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 20.71 million tonnes | 13.69 million tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 25.16 million tonnes | 23.68 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 31.87 million tonnes | 29.16 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 34.71 million tonnes | 26.16 million tonnes | 8.56 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 30.93 million tonnes | 27.64 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 30.51 million tonnes | 31.38 million tonnes | 873,820 tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 32.00 million tonnes against 29.86 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Australia and Indonesia?
- 2.14 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Australia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.