Raw sugar production in China
In 2023 China produced 10.0 million t of raw sugar, the 4th largest in the world (5.31% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 16.1 million t in 2007.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 10.0 million t
- World rank
- 4 of 121
- 10-year change
- −33%
- Record
- 16.1 million t
- 2007
Raw sugar in China, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 5.3%
- 8.3% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −33%
- world +4.4%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | India | 37,000,000 | 19.7% |
| 3 | Thailand | 10,269,245 | 5.5% |
| 4 | China | 9,960,000 | 5.3% |
| 5 | United States | 8,316,173 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Pakistan | 6,757,000 | 3.6% |
Map of world production of raw sugar
Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9,960,000 | +11% |
| 2022 | 8,960,000 | −6.7% |
| 2021 | 9,600,000 | −9.4% |
| 2020 | 10,600,000 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 10,400,000 | −3.3% |
| 2018 | 10,760,000 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 10,208,000 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 9,623,000 | −18% |
| 2015 | 11,700,096 | −20% |
| 2014 | 14,689,051 | −1.1% |
| 2013 | 14,850,257 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 14,193,000 | +13% |
| 2011 | 12,519,000 | +10% |
| 2010 | 11,363,000 | −2.6% |
| 2009 | 11,672,000 | −14% |
| 2008 | 13,513,000 | −16% |
| 2007 | 16,131,000 | +24% |
| 2006 | 13,038,000 | +36% |
| 2005 | 9,584,400 | −2.8% |
| 2004 | 9,864,000 | −9.5% |
| 2003 | 10,894,000 | −6.2% |
| 2002 | 11,611,000 | +25% |
| 2001 | 9,266,000 | +37% |
| 2000 | 6,739,000 | −9.2% |
| 1999 | 7,420,000 | −24% |
| 1998 | 9,709,000 | +11% |
| 1997 | 8,745,000 | +19% |
| 1996 | 7,339,000 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 6,770,000 | +15% |
| 1994 | 5,901,000 | −9.9% |
| 1993 | 6,547,000 | −22% |
| 1992 | 8,402,000 | −2.1% |
| 1991 | 8,578,000 | +25% |
| 1990 | 6,880,000 | +21% |
| 1989 | 5,668,000 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 5,356,000 | +14% |
| 1987 | 4,706,000 | −18% |
| 1986 | 5,730,000 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5,549,000 | +18% |
| 1984 | 4,691,000 | +21% |
| 1983 | 3,868,000 | −7.6% |
| 1982 | 4,186,000 | +22% |
| 1981 | 3,441,000 | +23% |
| 1980 | 2,795,000 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,717,500 | +10% |
| 1978 | 2,467,000 | +25% |
| 1977 | 1,978,000 | +10% |
| 1976 | 1,793,600 | −5.2% |
| 1975 | 1,891,000 | −5.5% |
| 1974 | 2,000,000 | −3.7% |
| 1973 | 2,076,000 | +23% |
| 1972 | 1,685,000 | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 1,533,000 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,467,000 | +12% |
| 1969 | 1,315,000 | −20% |
| 1968 | 1,641,000 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1,609,000 | −6.9% |
| 1966 | 1,728,000 | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 1,587,000 | +36% |
| 1964 | 1,163,000 | +143% |
| 1963 | 478,000 | +29% |
| 1962 | 370,000 | −13% |
| 1961 | 424,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 3,863 t USD 4.2 m
- Exporter rank
- 48 of 111
- Imports
- 4.0 million t USD 2.16 bn
- Importer rank
- 2 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 China?
China produced 10.0 million t in 2023, 5.3% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of raw sugar?
China ranked 4th 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 China changed?
It fell by 33% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.4% for the world. The record was 16.1 million t in 2007.
Does China export or import raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)?
In 2024 China reported exports of 3,863 t (USD 4.2 m) and imports of 4.0 million t (USD 2.16 bn), 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 China 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.