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Countries by sugar cane production

Brazil had the highest sugar cane production of 95 countries in 2013, at 768,090,444 tonnes. Samoa had the lowest, at 12 tonnes. The median was 1,488,533 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,904,033,386 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest768,090,444Brazil
Lowest12Samoa
Median1,488,53395 countries
World1,904,033,386History

Map of countries, 2013

Afghanistan: 89,880 tonnesAngola: 510,000 tonnesArgentina: 23,700,000 tonnesAustralia: 27,136,082 tonnesBangladesh: 4,434,000 tonnesBurkina Faso: 480,000 tonnesBurundi: 239,519 tonnesBenin: 65,000 tonnesBolivia: 8,363,454 tonnesBrazil: 768,090,444 tonnesBahamas: 57,500 tonnesBhutan: 292 tonnesBelize: 1,078,015 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,014,897 tonnesCentral African Republic: 99,851 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 653,450 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,968,917 tonnesCameroon: 1,230,000 tonnesChina: 128,201,500 tonnesColombia: 34,876,333 tonnesCosta Rica: 4,411,088 tonnesCuba: 16,100,000 tonnesCape Verde: 28,375 tonnesDjibouti: 52 tonnesDominican Republic: 4,771,211 tonnesEcuador: 7,158,265 tonnesEgypt: 15,780,005 tonnesSpain: 390 tonnesEthiopia: 1,401,089 tonnesFiji: 1,610,000 tonnesGabon: 292,191 tonnesGhana: 150,000 tonnesGuinea: 300,000 tonnesGuatemala: 26,913,622 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 6,350 tonnesGuyana: 2,461,079 tonnesHonduras: 5,150,700 tonnesHaiti: 1,488,533 tonnesIndonesia: 28,400,000 tonnesIndia: 341,200,000 tonnesIraq: 8,168 tonnesIran: 6,536,976 tonnesJamaica: 1,402,600 tonnesJapan: 1,191,000 tonnesKenya: 6,673,725 tonnesCambodia: 911,300 tonnesLaos: 865,130 tonnesSri Lanka: 960,270 tonnesLiberia: 265,000 tonnesMorocco: 619,561 tonnesMadagascar: 2,895,272 tonnesMali: 335,690 tonnesMyanmar: 10,307,400 tonnesMauritius: 3,815,782 tonnesMalawi: 3,200,000 tonnesMexico: 61,182,076 tonnesMalaysia: 98,885 tonnesMozambique: 3,166,000 tonnesNiger: 194,582 tonnesNigeria: 1,301,531 tonnesNicaragua: 6,728,135 tonnesNepal: 2,930,000 tonnesOman: 1,250 tonnesPanama: 2,275,579 tonnesPeru: 13,689,859 tonnesFrench Polynesia: 3,500 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 320,000 tonnesPhilippines: 24,584,842 tonnesPakistan: 67,460,094 tonnesPortugal: 5,350 tonnesParaguay: 5,544,797 tonnesRwanda: 98,665 tonnesSudan: 6,797,900 tonnesSierra Leone: 77,000 tonnesSenegal: 941,000 tonnesSomalia: 220,000 tonnesSuriname: 120,100 tonnesEl Salvador: 7,162,995 tonnesEswatini: 5,437,919 tonnesChad: 334,310 tonnesThailand: 100,095,580 tonnesTaiwan: 533,638 tonnesTanzania: 2,992,177 tonnesUganda: 4,600,000 tonnesUnited States: 27,905,910 tonnesUruguay: 368,000 tonnesVenezuela: 7,055,102 tonnesVietnam: 20,128,588 tonnesSamoa: 12 tonnesSouth Africa: 20,032,969 tonnesZambia: 4,600,000 tonnesZimbabwe: 3,960,000 tonnes
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tonnes, 2013. 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, 2013

Brazil: 768,090,444 tonnesBrazil768,090,444India: 341,200,000 tonnesIndia341,200,000China: 128,201,500 tonnesChina128,201,500Thailand: 100,095,580 tonnesThailand100,095,580Pakistan: 67,460,094 tonnesPakistan67,460,094Mexico: 61,182,076 tonnesMexico61,182,076Colombia: 34,876,333 tonnesColombia34,876,333Indonesia: 28,400,000 tonnesIndonesia28,400,000United States: 27,905,910 tonnesUnited States27,905,910Australia: 27,136,082 tonnesAustralia27,136,082Guatemala: 26,913,622 tonnesGuatemala26,913,622Philippines: 24,584,842 tonnesPhilippines24,584,842Argentina: 23,700,000 tonnesArgentina23,700,000Vietnam: 20,128,588 tonnesVietnam20,128,588South Africa: 20,032,969 tonnesSouth Africa20,032,969Cuba: 16,100,000 tonnesCuba16,100,000Egypt: 15,780,005 tonnesEgypt15,780,005Peru: 13,689,859 tonnesPeru13,689,859Myanmar: 10,307,400 tonnesMyanmar10,307,400Bolivia: 8,363,454 tonnesBolivia8,363,454El Salvador: 7,162,995 tonnesEl Salvador7,162,995Ecuador: 7,158,265 tonnesEcuador7,158,265Venezuela: 7,055,102 tonnesVenezuela7,055,102Sudan: 6,797,900 tonnesSudan6,797,900Nicaragua: 6,728,135 tonnesNicaragua6,728,135Kenya: 6,673,725 tonnesKenya6,673,725Iran: 6,536,976 tonnesIran6,536,976Paraguay: 5,544,797 tonnesParaguay5,544,797Eswatini: 5,437,919 tonnesEswatini5,437,919Honduras: 5,150,700 tonnesHonduras5,150,700Dominican Republic: 4,771,211 tonnesDominican Republic4,771,211Uganda: 4,600,000 tonnesUganda4,600,000Zambia: 4,600,000 tonnesZambia4,600,000Bangladesh: 4,434,000 tonnesBangladesh4,434,000Costa Rica: 4,411,088 tonnesCosta Rica4,411,088Zimbabwe: 3,960,000 tonnesZimbabwe3,960,000Mauritius: 3,815,782 tonnesMauritius3,815,782Malawi: 3,200,000 tonnesMalawi3,200,000Mozambique: 3,166,000 tonnesMozambique3,166,000Tanzania: 2,992,177 tonnesTanzania2,992,177Brazil: 768,090,444 tonnesBrazil768,090,444India: 341,200,000 tonnesIndia341,200,000China: 128,201,500 tonnesChina128,201,500Thailand: 100,095,580 tonnesThailand100,095,580Pakistan: 67,460,094 tonnesPakistan67,460,094Mexico: 61,182,076 tonnesMexico61,182,076Colombia: 34,876,333 tonnesColombia34,876,333Indonesia: 28,400,000 tonnesIndonesia28,400,000United States: 27,905,910 tonnesUnited States27,905,910Australia: 27,136,082 tonnesAustralia27,136,082Guatemala: 26,913,622 tonnesGuatemala26,913,622Philippines: 24,584,842 tonnesPhilippines24,584,842Argentina: 23,700,000 tonnesArgentina23,700,000Vietnam: 20,128,588 tonnesVietnam20,128,588South Africa: 20,032,969 tonnesSouth Africa20,032,969Cuba: 16,100,000 tonnesCuba16,100,000Egypt: 15,780,005 tonnesEgypt15,780,005Peru: 13,689,859 tonnesPeru13,689,859Myanmar: 10,307,400 tonnesMyanmar10,307,400Bolivia: 8,363,454 tonnesBolivia8,363,454El Salvador: 7,162,995 tonnesEl Salvador7,162,995Ecuador: 7,158,265 tonnesEcuador7,158,265Venezuela: 7,055,102 tonnesVenezuela7,055,102Sudan: 6,797,900 tonnesSudan6,797,900Nicaragua: 6,728,135 tonnesNicaragua6,728,135Kenya: 6,673,725 tonnesKenya6,673,725Iran: 6,536,976 tonnesIran6,536,976Paraguay: 5,544,797 tonnesParaguay5,544,797Eswatini: 5,437,919 tonnesEswatini5,437,919Honduras: 5,150,700 tonnesHonduras5,150,700Dominican Republic: 4,771,211 tonnesDominican Republic4,771,211Uganda: 4,600,000 tonnesUganda4,600,000Zambia: 4,600,000 tonnesZambia4,600,000Bangladesh: 4,434,000 tonnesBangladesh4,434,000Costa Rica: 4,411,088 tonnesCosta Rica4,411,088Zimbabwe: 3,960,000 tonnesZimbabwe3,960,000Mauritius: 3,815,782 tonnesMauritius3,815,782Malawi: 3,200,000 tonnesMalawi3,200,000Mozambique: 3,166,000 tonnesMozambique3,166,000Tanzania: 2,992,177 tonnesTanzania2,992,177
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
tonnes		Change on 2012
1Brazil768,090,444+6.5%
2India341,200,000-5.5%
3China128,201,500+4.1%
4Thailand100,095,580+1.7%
5Pakistan67,460,094+15.5%
6Mexico61,182,076+20.1%
7Colombia34,876,333+4.6%
8Indonesia28,400,000-1%
9United States27,905,910-4.5%
10Australia27,136,082+4.5%
11Guatemala26,913,622+10.8%
12Philippines24,584,842-6.9%
13Argentina23,700,000+19.9%
14Vietnam20,128,588+5.9%
15South Africa20,032,969+15.9%
16Cuba16,100,000+9.5%
17Egypt15,780,005+1.5%
18Peru13,689,859+9%
19Myanmar10,307,400+9.5%
20Bolivia8,363,454+8.7%
21El Salvador7,162,995+10.4%
22Ecuador7,158,265-3%
23Venezuela7,055,102-3.4%
24Sudan6,797,900+10.1%
25Nicaragua6,728,135-0.1%
26Kenya6,673,725+14.6%
27Iran6,536,976+21.9%
28Paraguay5,544,797+32.5%
29Eswatini Estimated5,437,919+1.4%
30Honduras5,150,700+3.8%
31Dominican Republic4,771,211-1.9%
32Uganda Estimated4,600,000+22.7%
32Zambia Estimated4,600,000+7%
34Bangladesh4,434,000-3.7%
35Costa Rica4,411,088+10.1%
36Zimbabwe3,960,000+0.8%
37Mauritius3,815,782-3.3%
38Malawi Estimated3,200,000+3.2%
39Mozambique3,166,000-6.7%
40Tanzania2,992,177+10.1%
41Nepal2,930,000-0%
42Madagascar Estimated2,895,272+1.3%
43Guyana2,461,079-9.2%
44Panama2,275,579+0.5%
45Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated2,014,897+0.1%
46Côte d’Ivoire1,968,917+5.5%
47Fiji1,610,000+4.1%
48Haiti1,488,533+5%
49Jamaica1,402,600-4.9%
50Ethiopia1,401,089+173.6%
51Nigeria Estimated1,301,531+10.2%
52Cameroon Estimated1,230,000+2.5%
53Japan1,191,000+7.5%
54Belize1,078,015+0.7%
55Sri Lanka960,270+42.6%
56Senegal Estimated941,000-1.1%
57Cambodia911,300+58.8%
58Laos865,130-18%
59Republic of the Congo Estimated653,450+1.9%
60Morocco619,561+14.5%
61Taiwan533,638-7.6%
62Angola Estimated510,000-1.9%
63Burkina Faso Estimated480,000-1%
64Uruguay368,0000%
65Mali335,690-13.3%
66Chad334,310+21.6%
67Papua New Guinea Estimated320,000-13.5%
68Guinea Estimated300,000+1.7%
69Gabon Estimated292,191+7.1%
70Liberia Estimated265,0000%
71Burundi239,519+8.7%
72Somalia Estimated220,0000%
73Niger194,5820%
74Barbados173,085-33.1%
75Ghana Estimated150,000+1.4%
76Suriname Estimated120,1000%
77Central African Republic Estimated99,851+0.9%
78Malaysia Estimated98,885-32.3%
79Rwanda Estimated98,665+1.9%
80Afghanistan89,880+16%
81Sierra Leone Estimated77,0000%
82Benin Estimated65,000-11%
83Bahamas Estimated57,5000%
84Cape Verde28,3750%
85Iraq8,168-18.3%
86Grenada Estimated7,2000%
87Guinea-Bissau Estimated6,3500%
88Portugal Estimated5,350+0.9%
89Dominica Estimated4,8000%
90French Polynesia Estimated3,5000%
91Oman1,250+4.2%
92Spain390+36.8%
93Bhutan292+29.2%
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 2013 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 768,090,444 tonnes in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Samoa, with 12 tonnes in 2013.

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