Brazil vs India: Sugar cane production
Brazil
759.66 million tonnes
in 2024
India
453.16 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Sugar cane production over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 759.66 million tonnes against 453.16 million tonnes in India, a difference of 306.50 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.29 million tonnes | 107.69 million tonnes | 37.40 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 101.57 million tonnes | 140.72 million tonnes | 39.15 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 219.43 million tonnes | 176.09 million tonnes | 43.34 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 296.32 million tonnes | 260.24 million tonnes | 36.08 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 463.30 million tonnes | 292.07 million tonnes | 171.23 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 745.53 million tonnes | 349.12 million tonnes | 396.41 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 747.84 million tonnes | 431.80 million tonnes | 316.04 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 759.66 million tonnes against 453.16 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Brazil and India?
- 306.50 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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.