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Countries by sugar cane production

Brazil had the highest sugar cane production of 95 countries in 2012, at 721,077,287 tonnes. Samoa had the lowest, at 12 tonnes. The median was 1,475,200 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,829,505,316 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest721,077,287Brazil
Lowest12Samoa
Median1,475,20095 countries
World1,829,505,316History

Map of countries, 2012

Afghanistan: 77,500 tonnesAngola: 520,000 tonnesArgentina: 19,766,388 tonnesAustralia: 25,957,093 tonnesBangladesh: 4,603,003 tonnesBurkina Faso: 485,000 tonnesBurundi: 220,326 tonnesBenin: 73,000 tonnesBolivia: 7,692,399 tonnesBrazil: 721,077,287 tonnesBahamas: 57,500 tonnesBhutan: 226 tonnesBelize: 1,070,128 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,013,167 tonnesCentral African Republic: 98,978 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 641,388 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,866,748 tonnesCameroon: 1,200,000 tonnesChina: 123,113,900 tonnesColombia: 33,336,953 tonnesCosta Rica: 4,005,752 tonnesCuba: 14,700,000 tonnesCape Verde: 28,375 tonnesDjibouti: 52 tonnesDominican Republic: 4,865,576 tonnesEcuador: 7,378,922 tonnesEgypt: 15,550,000 tonnesSpain: 285 tonnesEthiopia: 512,121 tonnesFiji: 1,546,000 tonnesGabon: 272,714 tonnesGhana: 148,000 tonnesGuinea: 295,000 tonnesGuatemala: 24,289,900 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 6,350 tonnesGuyana: 2,710,243 tonnesHonduras: 4,963,000 tonnesHaiti: 1,418,191 tonnesIndonesia: 28,700,000 tonnesIndia: 361,036,992 tonnesIraq: 10,000 tonnesIran: 5,361,416 tonnesJamaica: 1,475,200 tonnesJapan: 1,108,000 tonnesKenya: 5,823,964 tonnesCambodia: 573,771 tonnesLaos: 1,055,675 tonnesSri Lanka: 673,470 tonnesLiberia: 265,000 tonnesMorocco: 540,985 tonnesMadagascar: 2,858,683 tonnesMali: 387,000 tonnesMyanmar: 9,413,100 tonnesMauritius: 3,947,285 tonnesMalawi: 3,100,000 tonnesMexico: 50,946,484 tonnesMalaysia: 146,164 tonnesMozambique: 3,393,904 tonnesNiger: 194,582 tonnesNigeria: 1,180,914 tonnesNicaragua: 6,732,335 tonnesNepal: 2,930,047 tonnesOman: 1,200 tonnesPanama: 2,263,890 tonnesPeru: 12,559,922 tonnesFrench Polynesia: 3,500 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 370,000 tonnesPhilippines: 26,395,915 tonnesPakistan: 58,397,000 tonnesPortugal: 5,300 tonnesParaguay: 4,186,000 tonnesRwanda: 96,825 tonnesSudan: 6,172,671 tonnesSierra Leone: 77,000 tonnesSenegal: 951,000 tonnesSomalia: 220,000 tonnesSuriname: 120,100 tonnesEl Salvador: 6,487,423 tonnesEswatini: 5,363,066 tonnesChad: 275,028 tonnesThailand: 98,400,465 tonnesTaiwan: 577,517 tonnesTanzania: 2,716,619 tonnesUganda: 3,750,000 tonnesUnited States: 29,235,840 tonnesUruguay: 368,000 tonnesVenezuela: 7,301,702 tonnesVietnam: 19,015,231 tonnesSamoa: 12 tonnesSouth Africa: 17,278,000 tonnesZambia: 4,300,000 tonnesZimbabwe: 3,929,056 tonnes
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tonnes, 2012. 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, 2012

Brazil: 721,077,287 tonnesBrazil721,077,287India: 361,036,992 tonnesIndia361,036,992China: 123,113,900 tonnesChina123,113,900Thailand: 98,400,465 tonnesThailand98,400,465Pakistan: 58,397,000 tonnesPakistan58,397,000Mexico: 50,946,484 tonnesMexico50,946,484Colombia: 33,336,953 tonnesColombia33,336,953United States: 29,235,840 tonnesUnited States29,235,840Indonesia: 28,700,000 tonnesIndonesia28,700,000Philippines: 26,395,915 tonnesPhilippines26,395,915Australia: 25,957,093 tonnesAustralia25,957,093Guatemala: 24,289,900 tonnesGuatemala24,289,900Argentina: 19,766,388 tonnesArgentina19,766,388Vietnam: 19,015,231 tonnesVietnam19,015,231South Africa: 17,278,000 tonnesSouth Africa17,278,000Egypt: 15,550,000 tonnesEgypt15,550,000Cuba: 14,700,000 tonnesCuba14,700,000Peru: 12,559,922 tonnesPeru12,559,922Myanmar: 9,413,100 tonnesMyanmar9,413,100Bolivia: 7,692,399 tonnesBolivia7,692,399Ecuador: 7,378,922 tonnesEcuador7,378,922Venezuela: 7,301,702 tonnesVenezuela7,301,702Nicaragua: 6,732,335 tonnesNicaragua6,732,335El Salvador: 6,487,423 tonnesEl Salvador6,487,423Sudan: 6,172,671 tonnesSudan6,172,671Kenya: 5,823,964 tonnesKenya5,823,964Eswatini: 5,363,066 tonnesEswatini5,363,066Iran: 5,361,416 tonnesIran5,361,416Honduras: 4,963,000 tonnesHonduras4,963,000Dominican Republic: 4,865,576 tonnesDominican Republic4,865,576Bangladesh: 4,603,003 tonnesBangladesh4,603,003Zambia: 4,300,000 tonnesZambia4,300,000Paraguay: 4,186,000 tonnesParaguay4,186,000Costa Rica: 4,005,752 tonnesCosta Rica4,005,752Mauritius: 3,947,285 tonnesMauritius3,947,285Zimbabwe: 3,929,056 tonnesZimbabwe3,929,056Uganda: 3,750,000 tonnesUganda3,750,000Mozambique: 3,393,904 tonnesMozambique3,393,904Malawi: 3,100,000 tonnesMalawi3,100,000Nepal: 2,930,047 tonnesNepal2,930,047Brazil: 721,077,287 tonnesBrazil721,077,287India: 361,036,992 tonnesIndia361,036,992China: 123,113,900 tonnesChina123,113,900Thailand: 98,400,465 tonnesThailand98,400,465Pakistan: 58,397,000 tonnesPakistan58,397,000Mexico: 50,946,484 tonnesMexico50,946,484Colombia: 33,336,953 tonnesColombia33,336,953United States: 29,235,840 tonnesUnited States29,235,840Indonesia: 28,700,000 tonnesIndonesia28,700,000Philippines: 26,395,915 tonnesPhilippines26,395,915Australia: 25,957,093 tonnesAustralia25,957,093Guatemala: 24,289,900 tonnesGuatemala24,289,900Argentina: 19,766,388 tonnesArgentina19,766,388Vietnam: 19,015,231 tonnesVietnam19,015,231South Africa: 17,278,000 tonnesSouth Africa17,278,000Egypt: 15,550,000 tonnesEgypt15,550,000Cuba: 14,700,000 tonnesCuba14,700,000Peru: 12,559,922 tonnesPeru12,559,922Myanmar: 9,413,100 tonnesMyanmar9,413,100Bolivia: 7,692,399 tonnesBolivia7,692,399Ecuador: 7,378,922 tonnesEcuador7,378,922Venezuela: 7,301,702 tonnesVenezuela7,301,702Nicaragua: 6,732,335 tonnesNicaragua6,732,335El Salvador: 6,487,423 tonnesEl Salvador6,487,423Sudan: 6,172,671 tonnesSudan6,172,671Kenya: 5,823,964 tonnesKenya5,823,964Eswatini: 5,363,066 tonnesEswatini5,363,066Iran: 5,361,416 tonnesIran5,361,416Honduras: 4,963,000 tonnesHonduras4,963,000Dominican Republic: 4,865,576 tonnesDominican Republic4,865,576Bangladesh: 4,603,003 tonnesBangladesh4,603,003Zambia: 4,300,000 tonnesZambia4,300,000Paraguay: 4,186,000 tonnesParaguay4,186,000Costa Rica: 4,005,752 tonnesCosta Rica4,005,752Mauritius: 3,947,285 tonnesMauritius3,947,285Zimbabwe: 3,929,056 tonnesZimbabwe3,929,056Uganda: 3,750,000 tonnesUganda3,750,000Mozambique: 3,393,904 tonnesMozambique3,393,904Malawi: 3,100,000 tonnesMalawi3,100,000Nepal: 2,930,047 tonnesNepal2,930,047
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2012
tonnes		Change on 2011
1Brazil721,077,287-1.8%
2India361,036,992+5.4%
3China123,113,900+7.6%
4Thailand98,400,465+2.6%
5Pakistan58,397,000+5.6%
6Mexico50,946,484+2.4%
7Colombia33,336,953-4.5%
8United States29,235,840+10.3%
9Indonesia28,700,000+19.6%
10Philippines26,395,915-7%
11Australia25,957,093+3.1%
12Guatemala24,289,900+18%
13Argentina19,766,388-0.2%
14Vietnam19,015,231+8.4%
15South Africa17,278,000+2.8%
16Egypt15,550,000-1.4%
17Cuba14,700,000+23.5%
18Peru12,559,922+1.9%
19Myanmar9,413,100-1.3%
20Bolivia7,692,399+13.2%
21Ecuador7,378,922-9.3%
22Venezuela7,301,702+8.7%
23Nicaragua6,732,335+23.7%
24El Salvador6,487,423+11.2%
25Sudan6,172,671n/a
26Kenya5,823,964+9.7%
27Eswatini Estimated5,363,066+1.4%
28Iran5,361,416-5%
29Honduras4,963,000+13.8%
30Dominican Republic4,865,576+4.8%
31Bangladesh4,603,003-1.5%
32Zambia Estimated4,300,000+2.4%
33Paraguay4,186,000-21.6%
34Costa Rica4,005,752+17.2%
35Mauritius3,947,285-6.7%
36Zimbabwe3,929,056+28.5%
37Uganda Estimated3,750,000+2.7%
38Mozambique3,393,904-0.1%
39Malawi Estimated3,100,000+14.8%
40Nepal2,930,047+7.8%
41Madagascar Estimated2,858,683+1.9%
42Tanzania2,716,619-10.1%
43Guyana2,710,243-15.2%
44Panama2,263,890+1.6%
45Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated2,013,167+1%
46Côte d’Ivoire1,866,748-3.8%
47Fiji1,546,000-26.9%
48Jamaica1,475,200-2.8%
49Haiti1,418,191+9.8%
50Cameroon Estimated1,200,000-4%
51Nigeria Estimated1,180,914+19.4%
52Japan1,108,000+10.8%
53Belize1,070,128+26.8%
54Laos1,055,675-13.6%
55Senegal Estimated951,000+2.3%
56Sri Lanka673,470-7.6%
57Republic of the Congo Estimated641,388+0.4%
58Taiwan577,517-16.1%
59Cambodia573,771+22.4%
60Morocco540,985-29.2%
61Angola Estimated520,000+2%
62Ethiopia512,121-39.2%
63Burkina Faso Estimated485,000-2.5%
64Mali Estimated387,000+8.1%
65Papua New Guinea Estimated370,000-2.6%
66Uruguay368,000-12.4%
67Guinea Estimated295,000+4.2%
68Chad275,028-12.4%
69Gabon Estimated272,714-0%
70Liberia Estimated265,0000%
71Barbados258,600-9.4%
72Burundi220,326+8.1%
73Somalia Estimated220,000-4.3%
74Niger194,582+10.1%
75Ghana Estimated148,000+2.1%
76Malaysia146,164-24.7%
77Suriname Estimated120,100+0.1%
78Central African Republic Estimated98,978-1%
79Rwanda Estimated96,825+1%
80Afghanistan77,500-16.2%
81Sierra Leone Estimated77,0000%
82Benin Estimated73,000+43.1%
83Bahamas Estimated57,5000%
84Cape Verde28,375+0.8%
85Iraq10,000-7.4%
86Grenada Estimated7,2000%
87Guinea-Bissau Estimated6,350+0.8%
88Portugal Estimated5,300+1.9%
89Dominica Estimated4,8000%
90French Polynesia Estimated3,500+16.7%
91Oman1,200+4.3%
92Spain285+185%
93Bhutan226-57.6%
94Djibouti Estimated520%
95Samoa Estimated120%

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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. 17 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which country has the highest sugar cane production?

Brazil, with 721,077,287 tonnes in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Samoa, with 12 tonnes in 2012.

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