FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Molasses production in Australia
In 2023 Australia produced 994,719 t of molasses, the 13th largest in the world (1.36% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.4%. The record was 1.1 million t in 1998.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 994,719 t
- World rank
- 13 of 121
- 10-year change
- +8.4%
- Record
- 1.1 million t
- 1998
Molasses in Australia, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 994,719 | −1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,012,069 | −1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,031,067 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,020,000 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000,000 | −11% |
| 2018 | 1,120,000 | +12% |
| 2017 | 1,000,000 | −9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,100,000 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,065,000 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,027,000 | +12% |
| 2013 | 918,000 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 904,000 | −10% |
| 2011 | 1,010,000 | +21% |
| 2010 | 832,000 | −1.9% |
| 2009 | 847,952 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | 913,391 | −10% |
| 2007 | 1,019,116 | −2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,039,584 | −1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,059,021 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,035,817 | −0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,035,860 | +18% |
| 2002 | 879,872 | +12% |
| 2001 | 787,245 | −26% |
| 2000 | 1,068,611 | −3.9% |
| 1999 | 1,111,571 | −3.3% |
| 1998 | 1,149,791 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,118,263 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1,048,192 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 978,397 | +12% |
| 1994 | 876,733 | +12% |
| 1993 | 782,852 | +35% |
| 1992 | 577,948 | −3.4% |
| 1991 | 598,248 | −12% |
| 1990 | 682,358 | −9.5% |
| 1989 | 754,329 | −0.8% |
| 1988 | 760,087 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 695,287 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 692,776 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 683,245 | −4.1% |
| 1984 | 712,608 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 677,353 | −2.5% |
| 1982 | 694,879 | −1.1% |
| 1981 | 702,627 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 671,318 | +13% |
| 1979 | 592,230 | −1.4% |
| 1978 | 600,796 | −8.7% |
| 1977 | 657,808 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 653,619 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 614,852 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 571,699 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 539,784 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 529,992 | −2.4% |
| 1971 | 542,934 | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 494,055 | +12% |
| 1969 | 441,962 | −16% |
| 1968 | 523,832 | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 476,706 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 474,675 | +18% |
| 1965 | 402,702 | −6.1% |
| 1964 | 428,746 | +24% |
| 1963 | 344,752 | −4.9% |
| 1962 | 362,328 | +33% |
| 1961 | 272,448 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.