Indonesia vs Thailand: Sugar cane production
Indonesia
32.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
82.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
7th
Thailand rank
5th
Sugar cane production over time
- Indonesia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 82.44 million tonnes against 32.00 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 50.44 million tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.6 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 5th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.10 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 13.69 million tonnes | 14.06 million tonnes | 361,820 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 23.68 million tonnes | 24.86 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 29.16 million tonnes | 45.93 million tonnes | 16.77 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 26.16 million tonnes | 60.48 million tonnes | 34.32 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 27.64 million tonnes | 101.44 million tonnes | 73.80 million tonnes | Thailand |
| 2020s | 31.38 million tonnes | 82.05 million tonnes | 50.67 million tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Indonesia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 82.44 million tonnes against 32.00 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Indonesia and Thailand?
- 50.44 million tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Indonesia ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 5th 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.