Largest centrifugal sugar producers by nation, 2023

Top 9 nations by production quantity; tonnes, 2023.

What the Data Shows

Centrifugal sugar production compares nations by production volume in 2023. The ranking uses raw annual values in tonnes and does not use share percentages. Brazil ranked first at 41.97M tonnes, ahead of India by 4.97M tonnes. The #9 row was Germany at 4.56M tonnes, making the leader 9.21x larger.

Data table

Unit: tonnes · Period: 2023

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Brazil41.97M2023
2India37.00M2023
3Thailand10.27M2023
4China10.00M2023
5United States8.32M2023
6Pakistan6.76M2023
7Russia6.55M2023
8Mexico5.59M2023
9Germany4.56M2023

Sources

Source 1: FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products

Publisher: FAOSTAT

Dataset/table: Crops and Livestock Products

Units: tonnes

Date checked: 2026-06-01

Evidence: Supports 2023 Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) Production rows by nation from FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products.

Data notes & caveats

Values are comparable national observations from the stated source. Display rounding may shorten large numbers, but the ranking order follows the source values.

Methodology

Rows are ranked from highest to lowest using FAOSTAT Crops and Livestock Products for 2023, measured in tonnes. Values are rounded for display while preserving the source ranking.

Source consistency notes

Rows use the same source family, period, unit and measurement basis.

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