Sugar cane production by country
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
108
Highest
759.66 million tonnes
Brazil
Lowest
0 tonnes
Yemen
Median
1.08 million tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,454
What the numbers show
Sugar cane production is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 759.66 million tonnes in Brazil; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.08 million tonnes, and the mean is 17.99 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 163.2%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Sugar cane production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 759.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 453.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 3 | China | 102.09 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 84.24 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 82.44 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 53.05 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 32.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 31.86 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 31.61 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 29.86 million tonnes | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 22.91 million tonnes | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 18.69 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 13 | South Africa | 16.74 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 13.31 million tonnes | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 12.26 million tonnes | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 12.04 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 12.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Vietnam | 11.84 million tonnes | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia | 11.45 million tonnes | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 9.37 million tonnes | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 21 | Iran | 9.15 million tonnes | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Cuba | 9.05 million tonnes | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 7.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 6.96 million tonnes | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 6.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 6.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 6.38 million tonnes | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 6.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 5.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Eswatini | 5.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 4.95 million tonnes | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 32 | Zambia | 4.89 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 4.22 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 4.14 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela | 3.66 million tonnes | 2024 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 36 | Tanzania | 3.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 3.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 2.97 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 2.93 million tonnes | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 40 | Nepal | 2.76 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.51 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritius | 2.20 million tonnes | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Reunion | 1.88 million tonnes | 2006 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 45 | Panama | 1.85 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 46 | Mozambique | 1.79 million tonnes | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Belize | 1.67 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 48 | Laos | 1.64 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Haiti | 1.54 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 50 | Nigeria | 1.51 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 51 | Fiji | 1.33 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 1.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Angola | 1.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 1.16 million tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 997,296 tonnes | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 56 | Cameroon | 872,377 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 810,000 tonnes | 2007 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 696,971 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Congo | 677,152 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 61 | Cambodia | 645,720 tonnes | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Mali | 585,215 tonnes | 2024 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 541,167 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 476,922 tonnes | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Taiwan | 474,537 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 428,896 tonnes | 2024 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 68 | Morocco | 366,460 tonnes | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea | 321,921 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Guyana | 320,978 tonnes | 2024 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 71 | Chad | 307,701 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 306,330 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Liberia | 279,690 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Gabon | 273,073 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Somalia | 215,200 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 77 | Ghana | 156,723 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 156,259 tonnes | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Burundi | 139,352 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 124,628 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 81 | Suriname | 91,128 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 83,182 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Benin | 80,553 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Barbados | 64,871 tonnes | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahamas | 63,848 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 53,326 tonnes | 2024 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 40,000 tonnes | 2002 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24,000 tonnes | 1990 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 22,040 tonnes | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 90 | Malaysia | 16,925 tonnes | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,008 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 92 | French Guiana | 6,967 tonnes | 2006 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 93 | Portugal | 5,500 tonnes | 2017 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Grenada | 5,236 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 95 | Dominica | 4,908 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 96 | French Polynesia | 3,572 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 97 | Oman | 1,746 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 98 | Spain | 1,100 tonnes | 2017 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Bhutan | 280.62 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Brunei | 56 tonnes | 2024 | — | falling |
| 101 | Djibouti | 55.8 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Samoa | 11.93 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2006 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 103 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 1966 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Singapore | 0 tonnes | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Syria | 0 tonnes | 2001 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Yemen | 0 tonnes | 1997 | — | volatile |
About this data
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.