Sugar cane production in Bahamas
Bahamas: Sugar cane production was 63,848 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63,848 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
85th
of 110 countries
All-time high
75,000 tonnes
in 2001
All-time low
2,000 tonnes
in 1971
Years of data
59
1966–2024
Sugar cane production in Bahamas, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane production in Bahamas is 63,848 tonnes, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Bahamas peaked at 75,000 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,000 tonnes, in 1971.
That places Bahamas 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 10,000 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 20,000 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 14,500 tonnes | -27.5% |
| 1969 | 8,500 tonnes | -41.4% |
| 1970 | 27,000 tonnes | +217.6% |
| 1971 | 2,000 tonnes | -92.6% |
| 1972 | 38,000 tonnes | +1800.0% |
| 1973 | 35,000 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 38,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 46,000 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 60,000 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1977 | 49,000 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 38,000 tonnes | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 37,000 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 52,000 tonnes | +40.5% |
| 1982 | 55,000 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 33,000 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1984 | 50,000 tonnes | +51.5% |
| 1985 | 35,000 tonnes | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 30,000 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 30,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 42,000 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 55,000 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 60,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 45,000 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 35,000 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 50,000 tonnes | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 55,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 35,000 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1996 | 45,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 35,000 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 45,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 50,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 62,500 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 75,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 55,000 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 50,000 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57,500 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59,488 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60,355 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60,948 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 61,371 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61,739 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62,251 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62,966 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 63,490 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 63,016 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 63,432 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 63,848 tonnes | +0.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 63,848 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 63,848 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 63,848 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.85 million tonnes, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane production in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +1800.0% | 2,000 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes |
| 1970 | +217.6% | 8,500 tonnes | 27,000 tonnes |
| 1967 | +100.0% | 10,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes |
| 1971 | -92.6% | 27,000 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,250 tonnes | 8,500 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 4 |
| 1970s | 37,300 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,900 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 55,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,500 tonnes | 35,000 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,250 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 75,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,615 tonnes | 57,500 tonnes | 62,251 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,351 tonnes | 62,966 tonnes | 63,848 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 82 Sierra Leone 83,182 tonnes compare
- 83 Benin 80,553 tonnes compare
- 84 Barbados 64,871 tonnes compare
- 86 Afghanistan 53,326 tonnes compare
- 87 Puerto Rico 40,000 tonnes compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24,000 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Bahamas?
- Sugar cane production in Bahamas was 63,848 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 tonnes in 1971.
- How does Bahamas rank for sugar cane production?
- Bahamas ranks 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.