FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Argentina
In 2024 Argentina produced 12.3 million t of sugar cane, the 15th largest in the world (0.63% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 42%. The record was 27.0 million t in 2008. Area harvested: 432,814 ha, yield 28.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 12.3 million t
- World rank
- 15 of 94
- 10-year change
- −42%
- Record
- 27.0 million t
- 2008
Sugar cane in Argentina, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,255,902 | −15% | 432,814 | 28.32 |
| 2023 | 14,486,707 | −6.5% | 467,330 | 31.00 |
| 2022 | 15,500,000 | −6.2% | 457,599 | 33.87 |
| 2021 | 16,530,000 | −5.5% | 444,943 | 37.15 |
| 2020 | 17,500,000 | −4.1% | 427,845 | 40.90 |
| 2019 | 18,251,074 | −1.8% | 416,018 | 43.87 |
| 2018 | 18,579,894 | −1.7% | 396,737 | 46.83 |
| 2017 | 18,899,810 | +2.5% | 381,816 | 49.50 |
| 2016 | 18,436,082 | +3.2% | 384,129 | 47.99 |
| 2015 | 17,872,791 | −15% | 385,000 | 46.42 |
| 2014 | 21,031,320 | −11% | 376,318 | 55.89 |
| 2013 | 23,700,000 | +20% | 370,000 | 64.05 |
| 2012 | 19,766,388 | −0.2% | 360,000 | 54.91 |
| 2011 | 19,806,890 | +4.9% | 305,225 | 64.89 |
| 2010 | 18,889,878 | −30% | 275,315 | 68.61 |
| 2009 | 26,960,000 | 0.0% | 345,000 | 78.14 |
| 2008 | 26,960,000 | +13% | 360,000 | 74.89 |
| 2007 | 23,960,000 | −9.4% | 320,000 | 74.88 |
| 2006 | 26,450,000 | +8.4% | 315,000 | 83.97 |
| 2005 | 24,400,000 | +17% | 284,639 | 85.72 |
| 2004 | 20,900,000 | −5.2% | 281,886 | 74.14 |
| 2003 | 22,050,000 | +15% | 295,000 | 74.75 |
| 2002 | 19,250,000 | +2.8% | 294,000 | 65.48 |
| 2001 | 18,720,000 | +1.7% | 292,000 | 64.11 |
| 2000 | 18,400,000 | +10% | 280,000 | 65.71 |
| 1999 | 16,700,000 | −14% | 275,000 | 60.73 |
| 1998 | 19,400,000 | −0.3% | 305,647 | 63.47 |
| 1997 | 19,450,000 | +11% | 298,895 | 65.07 |
| 1996 | 17,600,000 | −0.6% | 296,666 | 59.33 |
| 1995 | 17,700,000 | +16% | 294,941 | 60.01 |
| 1994 | 15,200,000 | +6.7% | 238,973 | 63.61 |
| 1993 | 14,250,000 | −15% | 225,910 | 63.08 |
| 1992 | 16,800,000 | −7.7% | 254,626 | 65.98 |
| 1991 | 18,200,000 | +16% | 292,192 | 62.29 |
| 1990 | 15,700,000 | +15% | 255,649 | 61.41 |
| 1989 | 13,700,000 | −1.7% | 229,300 | 59.75 |
| 1988 | 13,939,000 | −3.7% | 296,700 | 46.98 |
| 1987 | 14,479,000 | +0.1% | 290,200 | 49.89 |
| 1986 | 14,465,000 | +2.6% | 296,250 | 48.83 |
| 1985 | 14,105,000 | −8.6% | 287,600 | 49.04 |
| 1984 | 15,440,000 | +2.5% | 317,600 | 48.61 |
| 1983 | 15,070,000 | +0.2% | 313,400 | 48.09 |
| 1982 | 15,046,000 | −2.9% | 308,500 | 48.77 |
| 1981 | 15,500,000 | −9.9% | 319,800 | 48.47 |
| 1980 | 17,200,000 | +22% | 314,100 | 54.76 |
| 1979 | 14,120,000 | +3.8% | 340,200 | 41.50 |
| 1978 | 13,600,000 | −15% | 343,000 | 39.65 |
| 1977 | 16,000,000 | −0.6% | 350,000 | 45.71 |
| 1976 | 16,100,000 | +3.2% | 339,200 | 47.46 |
| 1975 | 15,600,000 | −5.7% | 293,200 | 53.21 |
| 1974 | 16,536,000 | −2.0% | 298,300 | 55.43 |
| 1973 | 16,870,000 | +31% | 271,800 | 62.07 |
| 1972 | 12,870,000 | +25% | 242,840 | 53.00 |
| 1971 | 10,260,000 | +5.8% | 211,400 | 48.53 |
| 1970 | 9,700,000 | −9.2% | 191,900 | 50.55 |
| 1969 | 10,680,000 | +12% | 195,200 | 54.71 |
| 1968 | 9,500,000 | +11% | 185,200 | 51.30 |
| 1967 | 8,576,000 | −28% | 191,200 | 44.85 |
| 1966 | 11,960,000 | −14% | 242,300 | 49.36 |
| 1965 | 13,950,000 | +18% | 249,800 | 55.84 |
| 1964 | 11,827,000 | −1.0% | 231,000 | 51.20 |
| 1963 | 11,950,000 | +22% | 223,900 | 53.37 |
| 1962 | 9,778,000 | +1.3% | 207,400 | 47.15 |
| 1961 | 9,650,000 | — | 222,700 | 43.33 |
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.