FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Raw sugar production in Australia
In 2023 Australia produced 4.2 million t of raw sugar, the 10th largest in the world (2.23% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.6%. The record was 5.6 million t in 1998.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 4.2 million t
- World rank
- 10 of 121
- 10-year change
- −2.6%
- Record
- 5.6 million t
- 1998
Raw sugar in Australia, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,188,000 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 4,123,000 | −4.9% |
| 2021 | 4,335,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,283,000 | −9.4% |
| 2019 | 4,725,000 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4,480,000 | −6.1% |
| 2017 | 4,770,000 | −5.7% |
| 2016 | 5,058,000 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4,816,276 | +10% |
| 2014 | 4,364,000 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4,300,000 | +17% |
| 2012 | 3,683,000 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,610,000 | −20% |
| 2010 | 4,519,000 | −2.5% |
| 2009 | 4,634,000 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 4,763,435 | −5.2% |
| 2007 | 5,026,332 | −0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,063,000 | −3.3% |
| 2005 | 5,234,000 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4,994,000 | −8.6% |
| 2003 | 5,461,000 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 4,987,000 | +20% |
| 2001 | 4,162,000 | −24% |
| 2000 | 5,448,000 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 4,998,000 | −10% |
| 1998 | 5,567,000 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 5,301,000 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 4,837,000 | −1.9% |
| 1995 | 4,931,000 | +15% |
| 1994 | 4,300,000 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4,256,000 | +37% |
| 1992 | 3,111,000 | −11% |
| 1991 | 3,514,522 | −4.5% |
| 1990 | 3,681,000 | −3.1% |
| 1989 | 3,797,428 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 3,678,841 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 3,439,000 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3,371,000 | −0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,378,589 | −4.8% |
| 1984 | 3,548,113 | +12% |
| 1983 | 3,170,600 | −9.4% |
| 1982 | 3,500,100 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3,435,038 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 3,329,724 | +12% |
| 1979 | 2,962,924 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2,901,569 | −13% |
| 1977 | 3,343,700 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 3,295,545 | +15% |
| 1975 | 2,855,468 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2,848,500 | +13% |
| 1973 | 2,526,100 | −10% |
| 1972 | 2,817,000 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2,793,435 | +11% |
| 1970 | 2,524,777 | +14% |
| 1969 | 2,213,726 | −20% |
| 1968 | 2,768,431 | +17% |
| 1967 | 2,371,860 | −0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,380,378 | +20% |
| 1965 | 1,984,704 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,981,377 | +13% |
| 1963 | 1,751,927 | −6.8% |
| 1962 | 1,879,507 | +34% |
| 1961 | 1,405,035 | — |
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.