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Countries by sugar cane production

Brazil had the highest sugar cane production of 101 countries in 2005, at 422,956,646 tonnes. Lebanon had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 1,214,000 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,306,183,515 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2005

Afghanistan: 38,000 tonnesAngola: 345,000 tonnesArgentina: 24,400,000 tonnesAustralia: 37,822,192 tonnesBangladesh: 6,423,380 tonnesBurkina Faso: 450,000 tonnesBurundi: 125,666 tonnesBenin: 64,328 tonnesBolivia: 5,112,222 tonnesBrazil: 422,956,646 tonnesBahamas: 50,000 tonnesBhutan: 838 tonnesBelize: 929,392 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,522,275 tonnesCentral African Republic: 90,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 617,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,456,280 tonnesCameroon: 1,450,000 tonnesChina: 86,638,000 tonnesColombia: 39,849,240 tonnesCosta Rica: 4,000,000 tonnesCuba: 11,600,000 tonnesCape Verde: 27,500 tonnesDjibouti: 52 tonnesDominican Republic: 4,858,059 tonnesEcuador: 6,834,076 tonnesEgypt: 16,317,320 tonnesSpain: 43,405 tonnesEthiopia: 2,650,000 tonnesFiji: 2,826,000 tonnesGabon: 210,000 tonnesGhana: 140,000 tonnesGuinea: 280,000 tonnesGuatemala: 18,007,620 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 5,500 tonnesGuyana: 3,005,800 tonnesHonduras: 5,625,450 tonnesHaiti: 1,050,000 tonnesIndonesia: 29,300,000 tonnesIndia: 237,088,400 tonnesIraq: 0 tonnesIran: 5,530,425 tonnesJamaica: 1,368,700 tonnesJapan: 1,214,000 tonnesKenya: 4,800,820 tonnesCambodia: 118,164 tonnesLaos: 196,100 tonnesLebanon: 0 tonnesSri Lanka: 991,550 tonnesLiberia: 255,000 tonnesMorocco: 782,290 tonnesMadagascar: 2,446,259 tonnesMali: 344,312 tonnesMyanmar: 7,073,000 tonnesMauritius: 4,984,058 tonnesMalawi: 2,400,000 tonnesMexico: 51,645,544 tonnesMalaysia: 500,000 tonnesMozambique: 2,246,985 tonnesNiger: 220,000 tonnesNigeria: 914,000 tonnesNicaragua: 3,816,573 tonnesNepal: 2,376,103 tonnesOman: 626 tonnesPanama: 1,766,086 tonnesPeru: 6,804,126 tonnesFrench Polynesia: 3,000 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 368,000 tonnesPhilippines: 22,917,674 tonnesPakistan: 47,244,100 tonnesPortugal: 4,000 tonnesParaguay: 3,020,000 tonnesRwanda: 58,665 tonnesSierra Leone: 70,000 tonnesSenegal: 829,000 tonnesSomalia: 150,000 tonnesSuriname: 70,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 4,404,850 tonnesEswatini: 5,200,000 tonnesChad: 302,244 tonnesThailand: 49,586,360 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 420,000 tonnesTaiwan: 940,212 tonnesTanzania: 2,300,000 tonnesUganda: 2,350,000 tonnesUnited States: 26,606,000 tonnesUruguay: 172,200 tonnesVenezuela: 9,654,393 tonnesVietnam: 14,948,700 tonnesSamoa: 12 tonnesSouth Africa: 21,052,266 tonnesZambia: 2,300,000 tonnesZimbabwe: 3,530,210 tonnes
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tonnes, 2005. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2005

Brazil: 422,956,646 tonnesBrazil422,956,646India: 237,088,400 tonnesIndia237,088,400China: 86,638,000 tonnesChina86,638,000Mexico: 51,645,544 tonnesMexico51,645,544Thailand: 49,586,360 tonnesThailand49,586,360Pakistan: 47,244,100 tonnesPakistan47,244,100Colombia: 39,849,240 tonnesColombia39,849,240Australia: 37,822,192 tonnesAustralia37,822,192Indonesia: 29,300,000 tonnesIndonesia29,300,000United States: 26,606,000 tonnesUnited States26,606,000Argentina: 24,400,000 tonnesArgentina24,400,000Philippines: 22,917,674 tonnesPhilippines22,917,674South Africa: 21,052,266 tonnesSouth Africa21,052,266Guatemala: 18,007,620 tonnesGuatemala18,007,620Egypt: 16,317,320 tonnesEgypt16,317,320Vietnam: 14,948,700 tonnesVietnam14,948,700Cuba: 11,600,000 tonnesCuba11,600,000Venezuela: 9,654,393 tonnesVenezuela9,654,393Myanmar: 7,073,000 tonnesMyanmar7,073,000Ecuador: 6,834,076 tonnesEcuador6,834,076Peru: 6,804,126 tonnesPeru6,804,126Bangladesh: 6,423,380 tonnesBangladesh6,423,380Honduras: 5,625,450 tonnesHonduras5,625,450Iran: 5,530,425 tonnesIran5,530,425Eswatini: 5,200,000 tonnesEswatini5,200,000Bolivia: 5,112,222 tonnesBolivia5,112,222Mauritius: 4,984,058 tonnesMauritius4,984,058Dominican Republic: 4,858,059 tonnesDominican Republic4,858,059Kenya: 4,800,820 tonnesKenya4,800,820El Salvador: 4,404,850 tonnesEl Salvador4,404,850Costa Rica: 4,000,000 tonnesCosta Rica4,000,000Nicaragua: 3,816,573 tonnesNicaragua3,816,573Zimbabwe: 3,530,210 tonnesZimbabwe3,530,210Paraguay: 3,020,000 tonnesParaguay3,020,000Guyana: 3,005,800 tonnesGuyana3,005,800Fiji: 2,826,000 tonnesFiji2,826,000Ethiopia: 2,650,000 tonnesEthiopia2,650,000Madagascar: 2,446,259 tonnesMadagascar2,446,259Malawi: 2,400,000 tonnesMalawi2,400,000Nepal: 2,376,103 tonnesNepal2,376,103Brazil: 422,956,646 tonnesBrazil422,956,646India: 237,088,400 tonnesIndia237,088,400China: 86,638,000 tonnesChina86,638,000Mexico: 51,645,544 tonnesMexico51,645,544Thailand: 49,586,360 tonnesThailand49,586,360Pakistan: 47,244,100 tonnesPakistan47,244,100Colombia: 39,849,240 tonnesColombia39,849,240Australia: 37,822,192 tonnesAustralia37,822,192Indonesia: 29,300,000 tonnesIndonesia29,300,000United States: 26,606,000 tonnesUnited States26,606,000Argentina: 24,400,000 tonnesArgentina24,400,000Philippines: 22,917,674 tonnesPhilippines22,917,674South Africa: 21,052,266 tonnesSouth Africa21,052,266Guatemala: 18,007,620 tonnesGuatemala18,007,620Egypt: 16,317,320 tonnesEgypt16,317,320Vietnam: 14,948,700 tonnesVietnam14,948,700Cuba: 11,600,000 tonnesCuba11,600,000Venezuela: 9,654,393 tonnesVenezuela9,654,393Myanmar: 7,073,000 tonnesMyanmar7,073,000Ecuador: 6,834,076 tonnesEcuador6,834,076Peru: 6,804,126 tonnesPeru6,804,126Bangladesh: 6,423,380 tonnesBangladesh6,423,380Honduras: 5,625,450 tonnesHonduras5,625,450Iran: 5,530,425 tonnesIran5,530,425Eswatini: 5,200,000 tonnesEswatini5,200,000Bolivia: 5,112,222 tonnesBolivia5,112,222Mauritius: 4,984,058 tonnesMauritius4,984,058Dominican Republic: 4,858,059 tonnesDominican Republic4,858,059Kenya: 4,800,820 tonnesKenya4,800,820El Salvador: 4,404,850 tonnesEl Salvador4,404,850Costa Rica: 4,000,000 tonnesCosta Rica4,000,000Nicaragua: 3,816,573 tonnesNicaragua3,816,573Zimbabwe: 3,530,210 tonnesZimbabwe3,530,210Paraguay: 3,020,000 tonnesParaguay3,020,000Guyana: 3,005,800 tonnesGuyana3,005,800Fiji: 2,826,000 tonnesFiji2,826,000Ethiopia: 2,650,000 tonnesEthiopia2,650,000Madagascar: 2,446,259 tonnesMadagascar2,446,259Malawi: 2,400,000 tonnesMalawi2,400,000Nepal: 2,376,103 tonnesNepal2,376,103
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2005
tonnes		Change on 2004
1Brazil422,956,646+1.9%
2India237,088,400+1.4%
3China86,638,000-3.6%
4Mexico51,645,544+6.1%
5Thailand49,586,360-23.7%
6Pakistan47,244,100-12.2%
7Colombia39,849,240-2%
8Australia37,822,192+2.2%
9Indonesia29,300,000+9.5%
10United States26,606,000-8.3%
11Argentina Estimated24,400,000+16.7%
12Philippines22,917,674-10.4%
13South Africa21,052,266+10.3%
14Guatemala18,007,620-10%
15Egypt16,317,320+0.5%
16Vietnam14,948,700-4.5%
17Cuba11,600,000-51.3%
18Venezuela9,654,393+9.5%
19Myanmar7,073,000-1.7%
20Ecuador6,834,076+11.7%
21Peru6,804,126-9.2%
22Bangladesh6,423,380-0.9%
23Honduras5,625,450+2.9%
24Iran5,530,425-6.4%
25Eswatini5,200,000+8.3%
26Bolivia5,112,222-7%
27Mauritius4,984,058-5.6%
28Dominican Republic4,858,059-12.3%
29Kenya4,800,820+3%
30El Salvador4,404,850-16.6%
31Costa Rica Estimated4,000,000-4.8%
32Nicaragua3,816,573-5.2%
33Zimbabwe3,530,210-14.3%
34Paraguay3,020,000-17%
35Guyana3,005,800-19.7%
36Fiji2,826,000-4.9%
37Ethiopia Estimated2,650,000+8%
38Madagascar2,446,259+10%
39Malawi Estimated2,400,000+14.3%
40Nepal2,376,103+3.1%
41Uganda Estimated2,350,0000%
42Tanzania Estimated2,300,000+15%
42Zambia Estimated2,300,000-2.1%
44Mozambique2,246,985+20%
45Réunion1,816,950-7.7%
46Panama1,766,086+0.9%
47Democratic Republic of the Congo1,522,275-1.8%
48Côte d’Ivoire1,456,280-0%
49Cameroon Estimated1,450,0000%
50Jamaica1,368,700-31.3%
51Japan1,214,000+2.3%
52Haiti1,050,0000%
53Sri Lanka991,550+0.1%
54Taiwan940,212-21.3%
55Belize929,392-19.1%
56Nigeria914,000+7%
57Guadeloupe902,223-0.2%
58Senegal Estimated829,000+0.1%
59Morocco782,290-10.3%
60Republic of the Congo Estimated617,0000%
61Malaysia Estimated500,0000%
62Burkina Faso Estimated450,0000%
63Barbados442,400+22.5%
64Trinidad and Tobago Estimated420,000-21.5%
65Papua New Guinea Estimated368,000-16.7%
66Angola Estimated345,0000%
67Mali344,312-1%
68Chad Estimated302,244+0.1%
69Guinea Estimated280,0000%
70Liberia Estimated255,0000%
71Niger Estimated220,0000%
72Martinique213,144-6.2%
73Gabon Estimated210,000+10.5%
74Laos196,100-12.2%
75Uruguay172,200+11.7%
76Somalia Estimated150,000-25%
77Ghana Estimated140,0000%
78Burundi125,666+2%
79Cambodia118,164-9.4%
80Saint Kitts and Nevis100,000-61.5%
81Central African Republic Estimated90,0000%
82Sierra Leone Estimated70,0000%
82Suriname Estimated70,0000%
84Benin64,328-6.2%
85Rwanda58,665-2.2%
86Bahamas Estimated50,0000%
87Spain43,405-35%
88Afghanistan38,000-36.7%
89Cape Verde Estimated27,500+3.8%
90Grenada Estimated6,8000%
91Guinea-Bissau5,5000%
92French Guiana Estimated5,3500%
93Dominica Estimated4,4000%
94Portugal Estimated4,0000%
95French Polynesia Estimated3,0000%
96Bhutan Estimated838-0.2%
97Oman626-63.4%
98Djibouti Estimated520%
99Samoa Estimated120%
100Iraq0n/a
100Lebanon Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Quantity of sugar cane stalks as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Weight of cane, not of the sugar extracted from it. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 11 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2005 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Which country has the highest sugar cane production?

Brazil, with 422,956,646 tonnes in 2005, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Lebanon, with 0 tonnes in 2005.

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