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Where Sugarcane Grows

Brazil grew the most sugarcane in 2024: 759.7 million tonnes, 39.3% of the world’s 1.93 billion tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s sugarcane.

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Sugarcane grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

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Share of the world’s sugarcane: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 sugarcane producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

  1. 1Brazil 39.3%

    759.7 million tonnes

  2. 2India 23.4%

    453.2 million tonnes

  3. 3China 5.3%

    102.1 million tonnes

  4. 4Pakistan 4.4%

    84.2 million tonnes

  5. 5Thailand 4.3%

    82.4 million tonnes

  6. 6Mexico 2.7%

    53.1 million tonnes

  7. 7Indonesia 1.7%

    32.0 million tonnes

  8. 8Colombia 1.6%

    31.9 million tonnes

  9. 9United States 1.6%

    31.6 million tonnes

  10. 10Australia 1.5%

    29.9 million tonnes

World total

1.93 billion tonnes

Countries growing it

94

Largest producer

Brazil

Top 3 together

68.0%

All 94 countries that grow sugarcane

#CountryTonnesShare
1 Brazil 759,662,482 39.3%
2 India 453,158,494 23.4%
3 China 102,094,400 5.3%
4 Pakistan 84,235,451 4.4%
5 Thailand 82,435,400 4.3%
6 Mexico 53,051,362 2.7%
7 Indonesia 32,000,000 1.7%
8 Colombia 31,856,922 1.6%
9 United States 31,609,950 1.6%
10 Australia 29,855,156 1.5%
11 Guatemala 22,907,870 1.2%
12 Philippines 18,694,653 1.0%
13 South Africa 16,741,000 0.9%
14 Egypt 13,314,260 0.7%
15 Argentina 12,255,902 0.6%
16 Peru 12,038,562 0.6%
17 Myanmar 11,997,881 0.6%
18 Vietnam 11,843,773 0.6%
19 Bolivia 11,447,542 0.6%
20 Kenya 9,365,300 0.5%
21 Iran 9,151,144 0.5%
22 Cuba 9,050,600 0.5%
23 El Salvador 7,310,908 0.4%
24 Paraguay 6,864,550 0.4%
25 Zimbabwe 6,617,424 0.3%
26 Ecuador 6,378,739 0.3%
27 Uganda 6,104,830 0.3%
28 Honduras 5,753,700 0.3%
29 Eswatini 5,534,000 0.3%
30 Dominican Republic 4,948,100 0.3%
31 Zambia 4,893,717 0.3%
32 Sudan 4,220,463 0.2%
33 Costa Rica 4,139,275 0.2%
34 Venezuela 3,657,766 0.2%
35 Tanzania 3,343,955 0.2%
36 Madagascar 3,162,265 0.2%
37 Malawi 2,965,639 0.2%
38 Bangladesh 2,933,694 0.2%
39 Nepal 2,760,495 0.1%
40 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,505,252 0.1%
41 Mauritius 2,195,802 0.1%
42 Côte d'Ivoire 2,156,598 0.1%
43 Panama 1,850,000 0.1%
44 Mozambique 1,787,640 0.1%
45 Belize 1,669,432 0.1%
46 Laos 1,643,600 0.1%
47 Haiti 1,539,615 0.1%
48 Nigeria 1,509,133 0.1%
49 Fiji 1,332,000 0.1%
50 Senegal 1,307,696 0.1%
51 Angola 1,291,857 0.1%
52 Japan 1,157,310 0.1%
53 Ethiopia 997,296 0.1%
54 Cameroon 872,377 under 0.1%
55 Sri Lanka 696,971 under 0.1%
56 Republic of the Congo 677,152 under 0.1%
57 Cambodia 645,720 under 0.1%
58 Mali 585,215 under 0.1%
59 Uruguay 541,167 under 0.1%
60 Burkina Faso 516,138 under 0.1%
61 Niger 476,922 under 0.1%
62 Taiwan 474,537 under 0.1%
63 Jamaica 428,896 under 0.1%
64 Morocco 366,460 under 0.1%
65 Guinea 321,921 under 0.1%
66 Guyana 320,978 under 0.1%
67 Chad 307,701 under 0.1%
68 Papua New Guinea 306,330 under 0.1%
69 Liberia 279,690 under 0.1%
70 Gabon 273,073 under 0.1%
71 Somalia 215,200 under 0.1%
72 Ghana 156,723 under 0.1%
73 Rwanda 156,259 under 0.1%
74 Burundi 139,352 under 0.1%
75 Central African Republic 124,628 under 0.1%
76 Suriname 91,128 under 0.1%
77 Sierra Leone 83,182 under 0.1%
78 Benin 80,553 under 0.1%
79 Barbados 64,871 under 0.1%
80 Bahamas 63,848 under 0.1%
81 Afghanistan 53,326 under 0.1%
82 Cabo Verde 22,040 under 0.1%
83 Malaysia 16,925 under 0.1%
84 Guinea-Bissau 7,008 under 0.1%
85 Grenada 5,236 under 0.1%
86 Dominica 4,908 under 0.1%
87 French Polynesia 3,572 under 0.1%
88 Vanuatu 1,800 under 0.1%
89 Oman 1,746 under 0.1%
90 Bhutan 281 under 0.1%
91 Brunei 56 under 0.1%
92 Djibouti 56 under 0.1%
93 Samoa 12 under 0.1%
94 Kuwait 5 under 0.1%

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

  1. 1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
  2. 2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
  3. 3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
  4. 4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most sugarcane?

Brazil grew the most sugarcane in 2024: 759.7 million tonnes, 39.3% of the world’s 1.93 billion tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 sugarcane producing countries?

Brazil (39.3%), India (23.4%), China (5.3%), Pakistan (4.4%) and Thailand (4.3%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.