Raw sugar production in Brazil
In 2023 Brazil produced 42.0 million t of raw sugar, the largest total in the world (22.4% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.3%. This is the highest figure on record.
- Production, 2023
- 42.0 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 121
- 10-year change
- +6.3%
- Record
- 42.0 million t
- 2023
Raw sugar in Brazil, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Brazil compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 22.4%
- 22.0% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +6.3%
- world +4.4%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of raw sugar
Share of the world total; Brazil is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41,967,508 | +11% |
| 2022 | 37,867,349 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 35,958,306 | −6.5% |
| 2020 | 38,440,412 | +39% |
| 2019 | 27,732,026 | −1.0% |
| 2018 | 28,001,060 | −24% |
| 2017 | 36,744,638 | −9.3% |
| 2016 | 40,534,000 | +15% |
| 2015 | 35,194,000 | −5.7% |
| 2014 | 37,313,000 | −5.5% |
| 2013 | 39,494,000 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | 40,219,000 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 37,582,000 | −5.7% |
| 2010 | 39,872,000 | +15% |
| 2009 | 34,636,900 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 32,085,300 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 31,279,800 | −2.8% |
| 2006 | 32,166,000 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 29,500,000 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 28,150,000 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 26,400,000 | +11% |
| 2002 | 23,810,000 | +17% |
| 2001 | 20,400,000 | +19% |
| 2000 | 17,100,000 | −18% |
| 1999 | 20,955,000 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 19,232,000 | +20% |
| 1997 | 15,975,000 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 14,775,000 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 13,594,000 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 12,618,000 | +26% |
| 1993 | 10,038,000 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9,986,000 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 9,348,000 | +18% |
| 1990 | 7,935,000 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 7,793,400 | −10% |
| 1988 | 8,683,000 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 8,458,400 | −2.2% |
| 1986 | 8,650,000 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 8,273,800 | −11% |
| 1984 | 9,331,900 | −2.6% |
| 1983 | 9,576,300 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 9,312,400 | +11% |
| 1981 | 8,423,300 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | 8,521,300 | +21% |
| 1979 | 7,029,500 | −9.5% |
| 1978 | 7,767,000 | −11% |
| 1977 | 8,760,000 | +15% |
| 1976 | 7,598,000 | +26% |
| 1975 | 6,017,000 | −14% |
| 1974 | 6,986,484 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 6,942,714 | +13% |
| 1972 | 6,163,589 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 5,611,927 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 5,334,587 | +18% |
| 1969 | 4,535,813 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 4,284,012 | −2.1% |
| 1967 | 4,376,511 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 4,297,240 | −11% |
| 1965 | 4,848,714 | +27% |
| 1964 | 3,824,719 | +15% |
| 1963 | 3,332,555 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 3,304,295 | −8.7% |
| 1961 | 3,619,844 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 33.5 million t USD 15.93 bn
- Exporter rank
- 1 of 111
- Imports
- 1,779 t USD 2.6 m
- Importer rank
- 112 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 Brazil?
Brazil produced 42.0 million t in 2023, 22.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Brazil rank in the world for production of raw sugar?
Brazil was the world’s largest producer in 2023, ahead of India.
How has the production of raw sugar in Brazil changed?
It rose by 6.3% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.4% for the world. 2023 was the highest figure on record.
Does Brazil export or import raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)?
In 2024 Brazil reported exports of 33.5 million t (USD 15.93 bn) and imports of 1,779 t (USD 2.6 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. 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.