Raw sugar production in Italy
In 2023 Italy produced 200,000 t of raw sugar, the 59th largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%. The record was 2.2 million t in 1981.
The 2023 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 200,000 t
- World rank
- 59 of 121
- 10-year change
- −36%
- Record
- 2.2 million t
- 1981
Raw sugar in Italy, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Italy compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.17% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −36%
- world +4.4%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Malawi | 221,104 | 0.12% |
| 58 | Mozambique | 211,189 | 0.11% |
| 59 | Italy | 200,000 | 0.11% |
| 60 | Lithuania | 189,623 | 0.10% |
| 61 | Slovakia | 187,631 | 0.10% |
Map of world production of raw sugar
Share of the world total; Italy is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 200,000 | +25% |
| 2022 | 160,000 | −30% |
| 2021 | 230,000 | −15% |
| 2020 | 270,000 | −10.0% |
| 2019 | 300,000 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 274,900 | −18% |
| 2017 | 337,000 | +22% |
| 2016 | 277,000 | −12% |
| 2015 | 313,000 | −37% |
| 2014 | 500,000 | +61% |
| 2013 | 311,000 | −16% |
| 2012 | 372,000 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 374,000 | −21% |
| 2010 | 476,000 | −14% |
| 2009 | 553,000 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 542,000 | −26% |
| 2007 | 729,000 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 720,000 | −44% |
| 2005 | 1,286,600 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1,259,000 | +29% |
| 2003 | 978,000 | −36% |
| 2002 | 1,532,000 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1,395,000 | −17% |
| 2000 | 1,687,000 | −9.0% |
| 1999 | 1,853,000 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1,735,000 | −8.3% |
| 1997 | 1,891,300 | +21% |
| 1996 | 1,561,400 | −3.7% |
| 1995 | 1,620,700 | −0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,621,400 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1,542,200 | −24% |
| 1992 | 2,031,700 | +24% |
| 1991 | 1,640,700 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1,584,700 | −16% |
| 1989 | 1,880,400 | +17% |
| 1988 | 1,608,300 | −14% |
| 1987 | 1,866,800 | −0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,868,600 | +38% |
| 1985 | 1,352,000 | −2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,385,000 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1,352,000 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,282,000 | −42% |
| 1981 | 2,226,000 | +15% |
| 1980 | 1,934,860 | +13% |
| 1979 | 1,707,000 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1,620,000 | +19% |
| 1977 | 1,359,000 | −19% |
| 1976 | 1,675,000 | +13% |
| 1975 | 1,483,000 | +47% |
| 1974 | 1,012,000 | −12% |
| 1973 | 1,149,000 | −10% |
| 1972 | 1,280,000 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1,233,000 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1,202,000 | −13% |
| 1969 | 1,377,880 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1,296,400 | −22% |
| 1967 | 1,660,510 | +22% |
| 1966 | 1,361,256 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 1,238,000 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 1,136,000 | +24% |
| 1963 | 917,000 | −8.0% |
| 1962 | 997,000 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 975,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 3,652 t USD 5.9 m
- Exporter rank
- 50 of 111
- Imports
- 220,922 t USD 152 m
- Importer rank
- 28 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 Italy?
Italy produced 200,000 t in 2023, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Italy rank in the world for production of raw sugar?
Italy ranked 59th 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 Italy changed?
It fell by 36% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.4% for the world. The record was 2.2 million t in 1981.
Does Italy export or import raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)?
In 2024 Italy reported exports of 3,652 t (USD 5.9 m) and imports of 220,922 t (USD 152 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 Italy is estimated by FAO. 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.