Sugar cane production in Dominica
Dominica: Sugar cane production was 4,908 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,908 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7,315 tonnes
in 1963
All-time low
4,000 tonnes
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane production in Dominica stood at 4,908 tonnes.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Dominica peaked at 7,315 tonnes in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4,000 tonnes, in 1971.
Dominica ranks 95th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,400 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 6,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,315 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 7,315 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,500 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 5,500 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 4,980 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 5,080 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 4,670 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 4,300 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 4,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,100 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 4,400 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 4,600 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 4,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,800 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 5,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,900 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 4,800 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 4,700 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 4,400 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 4,500 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4,400 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,500 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4,600 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,300 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 4,400 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,800 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,800 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,802 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,836 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4,853 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,868 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4,869 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,869 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,873 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,890 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,894 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,901 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,908 tonnes | +0.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 4,908 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.38 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 4,908 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.85 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,018 tonnes | 4,670 tonnes | 7,315 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,080 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | 4,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,780 tonnes | 4,400 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,490 tonnes | 4,300 tonnes | 4,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,520 tonnes | 4,400 tonnes | 4,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,830 tonnes | 4,800 tonnes | 4,869 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,893 tonnes | 4,873 tonnes | 4,908 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Dominica?
- Sugar cane production in Dominica was 4,908 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,315 tonnes in 1963.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 tonnes in 1971.
- How does Dominica rank for sugar cane production?
- Dominica ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.