FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Australia
In 2024 Australia produced 29.9 million t of sugar cane, the 10th largest in the world (1.54% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.2%. The record was 41.1 million t in 1998. Area harvested: 340,590 ha, yield 87.7 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 29.9 million t
- World rank
- 10 of 94
- 10-year change
- −2.2%
- Record
- 41.1 million t
- 1998
Sugar cane in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29,855,156 | −8.4% | 340,590 | 87.66 |
| 2023 | 32,589,391 | +14% | 330,456 | 98.62 |
| 2022 | 28,669,280 | −7.9% | 336,003 | 85.32 |
| 2021 | 31,133,488 | +2.8% | 362,320 | 85.93 |
| 2020 | 30,283,457 | −6.6% | 366,426 | 82.65 |
| 2019 | 32,415,352 | −3.3% | 395,399 | 81.98 |
| 2018 | 33,506,830 | −8.4% | 442,958 | 75.64 |
| 2017 | 36,561,497 | +6.3% | 453,470 | 80.63 |
| 2016 | 34,403,004 | +6.3% | 447,204 | 76.93 |
| 2015 | 32,379,153 | +6.1% | 376,530 | 85.99 |
| 2014 | 30,517,650 | +12% | 375,216 | 81.33 |
| 2013 | 27,136,082 | +4.5% | 329,303 | 82.40 |
| 2012 | 25,957,093 | +3.1% | 338,626 | 76.65 |
| 2011 | 25,181,814 | −19% | 308,104 | 81.73 |
| 2010 | 31,234,824 | −0.7% | 389,471 | 80.20 |
| 2009 | 31,456,858 | −3.6% | 391,291 | 80.39 |
| 2008 | 32,621,113 | −10% | 380,543 | 85.72 |
| 2007 | 36,396,997 | −2.0% | 408,624 | 89.07 |
| 2006 | 37,128,107 | −1.8% | 397,745 | 93.35 |
| 2005 | 37,822,192 | +2.2% | 433,953 | 87.16 |
| 2004 | 36,993,454 | −0.0% | 447,644 | 82.64 |
| 2003 | 36,994,995 | +18% | 448,189 | 82.54 |
| 2002 | 31,424,352 | +12% | 426,159 | 73.74 |
| 2001 | 28,116,957 | −26% | 403,324 | 69.71 |
| 2000 | 38,164,688 | −3.9% | 419,000 | 91.09 |
| 1999 | 39,699,000 | −3.3% | 414,000 | 95.89 |
| 1998 | 41,064,000 | +2.8% | 420,000 | 97.77 |
| 1997 | 39,938,000 | +6.7% | 401,000 | 99.60 |
| 1996 | 37,436,000 | +7.1% | 383,000 | 97.74 |
| 1995 | 34,943,000 | +12% | 365,000 | 95.73 |
| 1994 | 31,312,000 | +12% | 338,000 | 92.64 |
| 1993 | 27,959,000 | +35% | 328,000 | 85.24 |
| 1992 | 20,641,000 | −3.4% | 329,000 | 62.74 |
| 1991 | 21,366,000 | −12% | 341,000 | 62.66 |
| 1990 | 24,369,936 | −9.5% | 332,000 | 73.40 |
| 1989 | 26,940,336 | −0.8% | 313,000 | 86.07 |
| 1988 | 27,145,968 | +9.3% | 317,000 | 85.63 |
| 1987 | 24,831,680 | +0.4% | 307,161 | 80.84 |
| 1986 | 24,742,000 | +1.4% | 311,000 | 79.56 |
| 1985 | 24,401,600 | −4.1% | 303,700 | 80.35 |
| 1984 | 25,450,304 | +5.2% | 312,634 | 81.41 |
| 1983 | 24,191,168 | −2.5% | 307,155 | 78.76 |
| 1982 | 24,817,104 | −1.1% | 318,483 | 77.92 |
| 1981 | 25,093,808 | +4.7% | 315,944 | 79.42 |
| 1980 | 23,975,648 | +13% | 288,277 | 83.17 |
| 1979 | 21,151,072 | −1.4% | 267,197 | 79.16 |
| 1978 | 21,457,008 | −8.7% | 251,700 | 85.25 |
| 1977 | 23,493,152 | +0.6% | 295,162 | 79.59 |
| 1976 | 23,343,552 | +6.3% | 288,186 | 81.00 |
| 1975 | 21,959,008 | +7.5% | 256,800 | 85.51 |
| 1974 | 20,417,808 | +5.9% | 253,142 | 80.66 |
| 1973 | 19,278,000 | +1.8% | 225,854 | 85.36 |
| 1972 | 18,928,304 | −2.4% | 241,699 | 78.31 |
| 1971 | 19,390,512 | +9.9% | 233,737 | 82.96 |
| 1970 | 17,644,816 | +12% | 220,521 | 80.01 |
| 1969 | 15,784,354 | −16% | 212,786 | 74.18 |
| 1968 | 18,708,304 | +9.9% | 230,052 | 81.32 |
| 1967 | 17,025,232 | +0.4% | 223,829 | 76.06 |
| 1966 | 16,952,688 | +18% | 225,407 | 75.21 |
| 1965 | 14,382,227 | −6.1% | 203,635 | 70.63 |
| 1964 | 15,312,357 | +24% | 190,355 | 80.44 |
| 1963 | 12,312,569 | −4.9% | 168,981 | 72.86 |
| 1962 | 12,940,301 | +33% | 162,514 | 79.63 |
| 1961 | 9,730,296 | — | 156,521 | 62.17 |
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.