> 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%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/bhutan/

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# 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.

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Production, 2024281 t
World rank90 of 94
10-year change−13%
Record12,300 t1990

## Sugar cane in Bhutan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Bhutan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha46.8world 72.5 (−35%)
kg per person0.36world 238
10-year change−13%world +2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 88 | [Vanuatu](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/vanuatu/) | 1,800 | 0.00% |
| 89 | [Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/oman/) | 1,746 | 0.00% |
| 90 | **Bhutan** | 281 | 0.00% |
| 91 | [Brunei](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/brunei/) | 56 | 0.00% |
| 92 | [Djibouti](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/djibouti/) | 56 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

### Map of world production of sugar cane

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/pakistan/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/thailand/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/mexico/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/indonesia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/colombia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/united-states/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/australia/)[Guatemala](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/guatemala/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/philippines/)
[All countries producing sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

## Other products of Bhutan

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[Agricultural production in Bhutan](https://husfarm.com/production/country/bhutan/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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