Sugar cane production in Bhutan
In 2024 Bhutan produced 281 t of sugar cane, the 90th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 13%. The record was 12,300 t in 1990. Area harvested: 6 ha, yield 46.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 281 t
- World rank
- 90 of 94
- 10-year change
- −13%
- Record
- 12,300 t
- 1990
Sugar cane in Bhutan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Bhutan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 46.8
- world 72.5 (−35%)
- kg per person
- 0.36
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −13%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Vanuatu | 1,800 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Oman | 1,746 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Bhutan | 281 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Brunei | 56 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Djibouti | 56 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Bhutan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 281 | +1.1% | 6 | 46.83 |
| 2023 | 278 | −9.7% | 6 | 46.33 |
| 2022 | 308 | +20% | 7 | 44.00 |
| 2021 | 256 | −5.5% | 6 | 42.67 |
| 2020 | 271 | −32% | 7 | 38.71 |
| 2019 | 396 | +292% | 8 | 49.50 |
| 2018 | 101 | −68% | 2 | 50.50 |
| 2017 | 315 | −8.7% | 6 | 52.50 |
| 2016 | 345 | −32% | 7 | 49.29 |
| 2015 | 508 | +57% | 10 | 50.80 |
| 2014 | 324 | +11% | 7 | 46.29 |
| 2013 | 292 | +29% | 6 | 48.67 |
| 2012 | 226 | −58% | 5 | 45.20 |
| 2011 | 533 | −12% | 11 | 48.45 |
| 2010 | 607 | −11% | 13 | 46.69 |
| 2009 | 683 | −10% | 15 | 45.53 |
| 2008 | 762 | −48% | 17 | 44.82 |
| 2007 | 1,452 | +73% | 32 | 45.38 |
| 2006 | 839 | +0.1% | 19 | 44.16 |
| 2005 | 838 | −0.2% | 19 | 44.11 |
| 2004 | 840 | −0.5% | 19 | 44.21 |
| 2003 | 844 | −0.7% | 20 | 42.20 |
| 2002 | 850 | −0.7% | 20 | 42.50 |
| 2001 | 856 | −0.9% | 20 | 42.80 |
| 2000 | 864 | −1.1% | 21 | 41.14 |
| 1999 | 874 | −1.1% | 21 | 41.62 |
| 1998 | 884 | −1.3% | 22 | 40.18 |
| 1997 | 896 | −1.4% | 22 | 40.73 |
| 1996 | 909 | −1.4% | 23 | 39.52 |
| 1995 | 922 | −1.6% | 24 | 38.42 |
| 1994 | 937 | −1.7% | 24 | 39.04 |
| 1993 | 953 | −1.9% | 25 | 38.12 |
| 1992 | 971 | −2.9% | 27 | 35.96 |
| 1991 | 1,000 | −92% | 30 | 33.33 |
| 1990 | 12,300 | +0.8% | 410 | 30.00 |
| 1989 | 12,200 | +1.7% | 400 | 30.50 |
| 1988 | 12,000 | +1.7% | 400 | 30.00 |
| 1987 | 11,800 | +2.6% | 400 | 29.50 |
| 1986 | 11,500 | +4.5% | 400 | 28.75 |
| 1985 | 11,000 | +1.3% | 400 | 27.50 |
| 1984 | 10,855 | +21% | 384 | 28.27 |
| 1983 | 9,000 | +5.9% | 320 | 28.13 |
| 1982 | 8,500 | — | 300 | 28.33 |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Bhutan?
Bhutan produced 281 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Bhutan rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Bhutan ranked 90th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Bhutan changed?
It fell by 13% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 12,300 t in 1990.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Bhutan?
46.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (281 t from 6 ha), against a world average of 72.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Bhutan 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.