Colombia vs United States: Sugar cane production
Colombia
31.86 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
31.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
8th
United States rank
9th
Sugar cane production over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 31.86 million tonnes against 31.61 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 246,900 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Colombia ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.34 million tonnes | 21.27 million tonnes | 7.94 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 18.34 million tonnes | 23.89 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 24.80 million tonnes | 26.01 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 31.68 million tonnes | 28.37 million tonnes | 3.31 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 36.65 million tonnes | 30.57 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 33.54 million tonnes | 28.48 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 34.14 million tonnes | 31.10 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Colombia or United States?
- Colombia, at 31.86 million tonnes against 31.61 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Colombia and United States?
- 246,900 tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Colombia ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th 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.