INDUSTRIES & MARKETS

Sugar industry
 Table of Contents

01 Overview U.S. sugar cane production by state 2010-2023 21

Total area of sugar cane harvested in the U.S. 2001-2023 22
Sugar production worldwide 2010/11-2024/25 03
Global sugar production by leading country 2022/23 04
04 Sugar beet
Sugar stocks worldwide 2010/11-2023/24 05
Monthly sugar price index worldwide 2000-2023 06 Sugar beet production worldwide 1965-2022 24

Expected development of the price of sugar worldwide 2023-2032 07 Sugar beet: leading producers 2022, by volume 25
Sugar beet production in the U.S. 2001-2023 26

02 Trade Sugarbeet production value in the U.S. 2000-2022 27

Area of sugar beet plantings and harvestings in the U.S. 2001-2023 28
Global sugar exports 2012/13- 2024/25 09
Sugar: exports of major countries 2023/2024 10
05 Consumption
Brazil: sugar exports 2009-2023 11
Thailand's sugar exports 2010/11-2024/25 12 Sugar consumption worldwide 2010/11-2024/25 30

Global sugar imports 2012/13-2024/25 13 Global sugar consumption 2023/2024, by leading country 31

Major sugar importing countries 2023/2024 14 Sugar consumption in the U.S. 2010/11-2024/25 32

China's sugar imports 2012/13-2023/24 15 Consumption volume of sugar across India 2018/2019 -2023/2024 33

Sugar imports to the U.S. 2011/12-2024/25 16 Forecasted centrifugal sugar domestic consumption APAC 2022, by country 34
European Union-27: sugar consumption volume forecast 2016-2031 35

03 Sugar cane
Sugar cane production worldwide 1965-2022 18
Principal sugar cane producers worldwide 2022 19
Sugar cane production in the U.S. 2001-2023 20

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CHAPTER 01

Overview
 Total sugar production worldwide from 2010/11 to 2024/25 (in million
metric tons)*
Sugar production worldwide 2010/11-2024/25

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3 Description: This statistic illustrates the total sugar production worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2023/2024, with a forecast for 2024/2025. In 2023/2024, approximately 183.5 million metric tons of sugar were produced in total worldwide. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010/2011 to 2023/2024; * Raw value. ** Forecast as of May 2024. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/2019 have been taken from previous reports. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Sugar production worldwide in 2023/24, by leading country (in million
metric tons)*
Global sugar production by leading country 2022/23

Production in million metric tons

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Brazil 45.54

India 34

EU 14.99

China 9.9

Thailand 8.8

United States 8.28

Russia 6.6

Pakistan 6.6

Mexico 4.93

Australia 4.1

4 Description: This statistic shows the sugar production worldwide in 2023/2024, by leading country (in million metric tons). For the time considered, Brazil was the largest sugar-producing country in the world, yielding approximately 45 million metric tons of sugar. The
global sugar production amounted to roughly 183 million metric tons that period. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2023/2024; * World sugar balance Oct/Sep (raw value). Figures have been rounded. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture
 Total sugar stocks worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2023/24 (in million metric
tons)*
Sugar stocks worldwide 2010/11-2023/24

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5 Description: This statistic shows the total sugar stocks worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2023/2024, with a forecast for 2024/2025. In 2023/2024, approximately 40.22 million metric tons of sugar were in stock worldwide. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010/2011 to 2023/2024; * Ending stocks; raw value. ** Forecast as of May 2025. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/2019 have been taken from previous reports. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Monthly sugar price index worldwide from January 2000 to October 2023
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6 Description: The FAO Sugar Price Index was measured at 159.2 points for October 2023. So far, 2023 has seen the highest prices since 2011. The combined impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and high inflation rates likely contributed to increasing
prices in past years. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; January 2000 to October 2023
Source(s): FAO
 Expected development of the global sugar price from 2023 to 2032* (in
U.S. dollars ton)
Expected development of the price of sugar worldwide 2023-2032

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7 Description: The global price of high fructose corn syrup was forecast to decrease between 2023 and 2032 by in total 71.5 U.S. dollars per tonnes. This overall decrease does not happen continuously, notably not in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031 and 2032. The
global price is estimated to amount to 758.23 U.S. dollars per tonnes in 2032. Notably, the global price of high fructose corn syrup was continuously increasing over the past years. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2023 to 2032
Source(s): OECD
CHAPTER 02

Trade
 Total sugar exports worldwide from 2012/2013 to 2024/2025 (in million
metric tons)
Global sugar exports 2012/13- 2024/25

Production in million metric tons

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

2012/13 55.63
2013/14 57.93
2014/15 55.01
2015/16 54
2016/17 58.68
2017/18 65.8
2018/19 58.27
2019/20 53.54
2020/21 63.93
2021/22 64.96
2022/23 66.09
2023/24 68.24
2024/2025* 65.83

9 Description: This statistic shows total sugar exports worldwide from 2012/2013 to 2023/2024. During the 2023/2024 period, global sugar exports amounted to approximately 68.24 million metric tons, up from about 66.09 million metric tons the previous year. Read
more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2012/13 to 2023/24; *Forecast as of May 2025. Figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/19 have been taken from previous reports. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Principal sugar exporting countries in 2023/2024 (in million metric tons)
Sugar: exports of major countries 2023/2024

Exports in million metric tons

Brazil 35.97

Thailand 10

India 4.6

Australia 3.36

Guatemala 1.38

European Union 1.12

United Arab Emirates 0.62

Mexico 0.6

Morocco 0.6

10 Description: Brazil has the highest export volume of sugar of any country, at about 35.97 million metric tons as of 2023/2024. The second largest sugar exporter, Thailand, had significantly less export volume compared to Brazil, at about 10 million metric tons of sugar
that year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2023/2024; * Raw value. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Sugar exports from Brazil from marketing year 2009/2010 to 2023/2024 (in
million metric tons)
Brazil: sugar exports 2009-2023

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11 Description: Brazilian sugar exports amounted to 28.2 million metric tons in the 2022/2023 marketing year, an increase from the previous year. In the following year, exports are forecast to increase at some 32.5 million tons. Read more
Note(s): Brazil; 2009 to 2023; Raw value; * Forecast as of November 2023. Sugar marketing year in Brazil ranges from April to March of the following year. Figures prior to marketing year 2016/17 were retrieved from earlier releases of the [...] Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Thailand's sugar exports from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric
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Thailand's sugar exports 2010/11-2024/25

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12 Description: This statistic shows the sugar exports from Thailand between 2010/2011 and 2022/2024, with a forecast for 2024/2025. In 2023/2024, Thailand exported approximately 10 million metric tons of sugar. This is a significant decrease from the previous year.
Read more
Note(s): Thailand; 2010/2011 to 2022/2024; * Raw value **Forecast as of May 2025. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/2019 were taken from the previous publication of the report. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Total sugar imports worldwide from 2012/2013 to 2024/2025 (in million
metric tons)*
Global sugar imports 2012/13-2024/25

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13 Description: This statistic shows total sugar imports worldwide from 2012/13 to 2022/23, with a forecast for 2024/25. In 2023/24, global sugar imports amounted to about 56.89 million metric tons. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2012/13 to 2023/24; * Raw value. **Forecasted as of May 2024. Figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/19 have been taken from previous reports. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Principal sugar importing countries in 2023/2024 (in million metric tons)*
Major sugar importing countries 2023/2024

Imports in million metric tons

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Indonesia 5

China 4.6

United States 3.12

European Union 3

Malaysia 2.08

Bangladesh 1.99

Algeria 1.94

Nigeria 1.93

United Arab Emirates 1.81

South Korea 1.78

14 Description: This statistic shows the ten major sugar importing countries in 2024/2024. In that year, China imported some 4.6 million metric tons of sugar. Indonesia was the biggest importer of sugar in that time period. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2023/2024; * Raw value. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Chinese sugar imports from MY 2012/2013 to MY 2022/2023 with a
forecast for MY 2023/2024 (in million metric tons)
China's sugar imports 2012/13-2023/24

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Imports in million metric tons

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15 Description: This statistic shows Chinese sugar imports from marketing year 2012/13 to 2022/23 and provides a forecast for marketing year 2023/24. In MY 2022/2023, China's imports of sugar amounted to 3.8 million metric tons. Read more
Note(s): China; MY 2012/13 to MY 2022/23; sugar marketing year (MY) in China starts in October and ends in September; * Forecast as of November 2023. Figures are on raw-value basis. Numbers have been rounded. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Sugar imports to the United States from 2011/2012 to 2024/2025 (in
million metric tons)*
Sugar imports to the U.S. 2011/12-2024/25

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16 Description: This statistic shows the raw value of sugar imports to the United States from 2011/12 to 2023/24, with a forecast for 2024/25. In 2024/24, the United States sugar imports reached approximately 3 million metric tons. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2011/2012 to 2023/2024; * Raw value. **Forecast as of May 2024. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/2019 have been taken from previous reports. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
CHAPTER 03

Sugar cane
 World sugar cane production from 1965 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
Sugar cane production worldwide 1965-2022

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18 Description: This statistic shows the total global sugar cane production from 1965 to 2022. In 1965, about 531.3 million metric tons of sugar cane were produced worldwide. Nowadays, the amount of produced sugar cane is almost four times higher. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 1965 to 2022; Data accessed on February 2, 2024
Source(s): FAO
 Leading sugar cane producers worldwide in 2022, based on production
volume (in million metric tons)
Principal sugar cane producers worldwide 2022

Production in million metric tons

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Brazil 724.43

India 439.42

China, mainland 103.38

Thailand 92.1

Pakistan 87.98

Mexico 55.28

Colombia 35.04

Indonesia 32.4

United States 31.46

Australia 28.67

Guatemala 26.08

Philippines 23.46

South Africa 17.99

Argentina 16.58

Egypt 15.98

19 Description: This statistic shows the leading sugar cane producers worldwide in 2022, based on production volume in million metric tons. In that year, Brazil produced some 724.43 million metric tons of sugar cane. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2022; Data accessed on February 6, 2024
Source(s): FAO
 Sugar cane production in the U.S. from 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)
Sugar cane production in the U.S. 2001-2023

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20 Description: In 2023, over 32.9 million net tons of sugar cane were produced in the United States. This constitutes a decrease of about 1.7 million net tons from the previous year. Production peaked at over 36 million net tons in 2020. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2001 to 2023; *Sugarcane harvested for sugar and seed. In Hawaii, harvest continues throughout the year and production statistics are on a calendar year basis. In other states, harvest is seasonal and the production [...] Read more
Source(s): National Agricultural Statistics Service; US Department of Agriculture
 Sugar cane production in the U.S. from 2010 to 2023, by state (in 1,000
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U.S. sugar cane production by state 2010-2023

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21 Description: In 2023, Florida produced approximately 17.93 million tons of sugar cane. The world sugar production amounted to about 181.2 million metric tons in 2021/2022. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2010 to 2023; *Sugar cane produced for sugar and seed, net tons. **Figures for Hawaii unavailable starting in 2017. Data prior to 2021 were taken from previous publications. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture
 Total area of sugar cane harvested in the U.S. from 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000
acres)
Total area of sugar cane harvested in the U.S. 2001-2023

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22 Description: This statistic shows the total area of sugar cane harvested for sugar and seed in the United States from 2001 to 2023. According to the report, approximately 931.5 thousand acres of sugar cane were harvested for sugar and seed in the U.S. in 2023. Read
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Note(s): United States; 2001 to 2023; * Sugarcane harvested for sugar and seed. In Hawaii, harvest continues throughout the year and production statistics are on a calendar year basis. In other states, harvest is seasonal and the production [...] Read more
Source(s): National Agricultural Statistics Service; US Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER 04

Sugar beet
 Sugar beet production worldwide from 1965 to 2022 (in million metric
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Sugar beet production worldwide 1965-2022

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24 Description: This statistic shows the total sugar beet production worldwide from 1965 to 2022. In 2022, about 261 million metric tons of sugar beet were produced worldwide, a decrease from around 269.2 million metric tons produced in the previous year. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 1965 to 2022; Data accessed on February 2, 2024
Source(s): FAO
 Leading sugar beet producers worldwide in 2022, based on production
volume (in million metric tons)
Sugar beet: leading producers 2022, by volume

Production in thousand metric tons

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55

Russian Federation 48.91

France 31.5

United States 29.55

Germany 28.2

Türkiye 19

Poland 14.15

Egypt 13.56

Ukraine 9.94

China 8.93

Netherlands 7.26

25 Description: This statistic shows the leading global sugar beet producers in 2022, based on production volume. In that year, Poland was ranked as sixth largest sugar beet producing country with a production volume of around 14.15 million metric tons of sugar beet.
Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2022; Data accessed on February 6, 2024; * FAO data based on imputation methodology. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Read more
Source(s): FAO
 Sugar beet production in the U.S. from 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)
Sugar beet production in the U.S. 2001-2023

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26 Description: This statistic shows the total U.S. sugar beet production from 2001 to 2023. According to the report, approximately 35.23 million tons of sugar beet were produced in the United States in 2023. This is about 2.5 million tons fewer than in 2022. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2001 to 2023
Source(s): National Agricultural Statistics Service; US Department of Agriculture
 Sugarbeet production value in the U.S. from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 U.S.
dollars)
Sugarbeet production value in the U.S. 2000-2022

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27 Description: This statistic shows the production value of sugar beet in the United States from 2000 to 2022. According to the report, U.S. production value of sugar beet amounted to approximately 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2000 to 2022
Source(s): National Agricultural Statistics Service; US Department of Agriculture
 Total area of sugar beet plantings and harvestings in the U.S. from 2001 to
2023 (in 1,000 acres)
Area of sugar beet plantings and harvestings in the U.S. 2001-2023

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28 Description: This statistic shows the total area of sugar beet plantings and harvestings in the United States from 2001 to 2023. In 2023, an area of about 1.14 million acres was planted with sugar beets. In contrast, about 1.13 million acres of sugar beets were
harvested. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2001 to 2023
Source(s): National Agricultural Statistics Service; US Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER 05

Consumption
 Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in
million metric tons)*
Sugar consumption worldwide 2010/11-2024/25

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30 Description: The global consumption of sugar amounted to about 177.33 million metric tons in 2023/24, and is projected to increase to about 178.79 million metric tons by 2024/2025. With the increase in world trade, better agricultural technology, among other
reasons, sugar is cheaper and more widely available than ever. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010/2011 to 2023/2024; * Human domestic consumption; raw value. ** Forecast as of May 2025. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Date prior to 2018/2019 have been taken from [...] Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Sugar consumption worldwide in 2023/2024, by leading country (in million
metric tons)*
Global sugar consumption 2023/2024, by leading country

Consumption in million metric tons

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

India 31

EU 16.8

China 15.6

United States 11.21

Brazil 9.5

Indonesia 7.5

Pakistan 6.4

Russia 6.23

Mexico 4.55

Turkey 3.37

31 Description: This statistic shows sugar consumption worldwide in 2032/24, by leading country (in million metric tons). For the time considered, India had a total sugar consumption amounting to approximately 31 million metric tons. The global sugar consumption
exceeded 176 million metric tons that period. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2023/2024; * World sugar balance Oct/Sep (raw value). Figures have been rounded. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Sugar consumption in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in
million metric tons)*
Sugar consumption in the U.S. 2010/11-2024/25

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32 Description: Sugar consumption in the United States has been on the rise in the past decade. Since 2019/2020, Americans consumed over 11 million metric tons of sugar, up from about 10 million metric tons in 2009/2010. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2010/2011 to 2023/2024; * Human domestic consumption; raw value. **Forecast as of May 2024. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Data prior to 2018/2019 have been taken [...] Read more
Source(s): US Department of Agriculture; USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Consumption volume of sugar across India from 2018/2019 to 2023/2024
(in million metric tons)
Consumption volume of sugar across India 2018/2019 -2023/2024

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30.51
29 29.57
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Consumption volume in million metric tons

27.5 28
27

25

20

15

10

0
2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024*

33 Description: In 2023/2024, the overall domestic consumption volume of sugar was 30 million metric tons in India. The sugar consumption volume is gradually increasing since 2019/2020. During that year, over 28 million metric tons of sugar was produced in India.
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Note(s): India; 2018/2019 to 2023/2024; *Value for 2023/2024 is until November 2023. Market year for sugar starts in October and ends in September. For example, the market year 2021/2022 for sugar started in October 2021 and ended in [...] Read more
Source(s): USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Forecasted domestic consumption of centrifugal sugar in the Asia-Pacific
region in 2022, by country (in million metric tons)
Forecasted centrifugal sugar domestic consumption APAC 2022, by country

Production volume in million metric tons

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

India 28.5

China 15.8

Indonesia 7.5

Pakistan 5.9

Thailand 2.47

Bangladesh 2.42

Philippines 2.3

Vietnam 2.19

Malaysia 1.9

Japan 1.83

South Korea 1.63

34 Description: For 2022, the centrifugal sugar domestic consumption volume was forecasted to be highest in India with approximately 28.5 million metric tons, followed by China with 15.8 million metric tons. Read more
Note(s): Asia, APAC; 2021; figures refer to volume in raw value
Source(s): USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
 Forecast volume of sugar consumed in the European Union (EU 27) from
2016 to 2031* (in 1,000 tons)
European Union-27: sugar consumption volume forecast 2016-2031

20,000

18,000 17,204 16,917

16,517 16,760 16,592 16,408
16,082 16,243 16,176 16,100 16,020 16,001 15,983 15,962 15,945 15,925
16,000

14,000
Volume in thousand tons

12,000

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022* 2023* 2024* 2025* 2026* 2027* 2028* 2029* 2030* 2031*

35 Description: Provisional numbers for 2021 put the amount of sugar consumed in the European Union (EU-27) at approximately 16.6 million metric tons. By 2031, it is expected that the overall consumption of sugar in the EU will drop to around 15.9 million tons. Read
more
Note(s): Europe; 2016 to 2021
Source(s): FAO; OECD
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FAO
National Agricultural Statistics Service
OECD
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

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