Australia vs United States: Sugar cane production
Australia
29.86 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
31.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
United States rank
9th
Sugar cane production over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 31.61 million tonnes against 29.86 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.75 million tonnes.
That makes United States'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 United States ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and United States ranks 9th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.79 million tonnes | 21.27 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 20.71 million tonnes | 23.89 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 25.16 million tonnes | 26.01 million tonnes | 851,230 tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 31.87 million tonnes | 28.37 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 34.71 million tonnes | 30.57 million tonnes | 4.14 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 30.93 million tonnes | 28.48 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 30.51 million tonnes | 31.10 million tonnes | 593,760 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 31.61 million tonnes against 29.86 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Australia and United States?
- 1.75 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Australia ranks 10th and United States ranks 9th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.