Sugar cane production in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sugar cane production was 3.16 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.16 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.19 million tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
838,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.16 million tonnes for sugar cane production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Madagascar peaked at 3.19 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 838,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 37th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 838,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 850,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.01 million tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1964 | 1.02 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.01 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.04 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 980,280 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 948,975 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 1.11 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 1.16 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.19 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.04 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 1.19 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 1.57 million tonnes | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 1.38 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 1.29 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.28 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.37 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1.44 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.39 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.42 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.41 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 1.66 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.74 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.95 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 1.98 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.99 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.99 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.00 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.95 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.95 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.17 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.16 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.18 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.18 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.19 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.21 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.22 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.24 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.22 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.60 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.91 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.81 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.95 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.01 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.05 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.10 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.12 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.15 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.19 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.16 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.17 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.16 million tonnes | -0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.16 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 307,701 tonnes, 10.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.16 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 934,836 tonnes, 3.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane production in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +31.9% | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 978,575 tonnes | 838,000 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Madagascar?
- Sugar cane production in Madagascar was 3.16 million 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 838,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sugar cane production?
- Madagascar ranks 37th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.