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)
Australia compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 2.2%
- 2.4% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −2.6%
- world +4.4%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mexico | 5,586,372 | 3.0% |
| 9 | Germany | 4,555,384 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Australia | 4,188,000 | 2.2% |
| 11 | France | 4,147,733 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Turkey | 2,938,027 | 1.6% |
Map of world production of raw sugar
Share of the world total; Australia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
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 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 2.8 million t USD 1.46 bn
- Exporter rank
- 2 of 111
- Imports
- 2,545 t USD 3.4 m
- Importer rank
- 105 of 183
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of raw sugar in Australia?
Australia produced 4.2 million t in 2023, 2.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Australia rank in the world for production of raw sugar?
Australia ranked 10th of 121 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Brazil with 22.4% of the world total.
How has the production of raw sugar in Australia changed?
It fell by 2.6% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.4% for the world. The record was 5.6 million t in 1998.
Does Australia export or import raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)?
In 2024 Australia reported exports of 2.8 million t (USD 1.46 bn) and imports of 2,545 t (USD 3.4 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Australia is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.