Sugar cane production in Sudan
Sudan: Sugar cane production was 4.22 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane production in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 4.22 million tonnes for sugar cane production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Sudan peaked at 6.80 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.22 million tonnes, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 33rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.17 million tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 6.80 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 5.81 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 5.90 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.00 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.48 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 6.08 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.45 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 5.14 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 4.30 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 4.58 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.45 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.22 million tonnes | -5.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4.22 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 307,701 tonnes, 13.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4.22 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 934,836 tonnes, 4.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 5.45 million tonnes | 6.80 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.54 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Sudan?
- Sugar cane production in Sudan was 4.22 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.80 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 million tonnes in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sugar cane production?
- Sudan ranks 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.