Sugar cane production in Ecuador
In 2024 Ecuador produced 6.4 million t of sugar cane, the 26th largest in the world (0.33% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 23%. The record was 11.4 million t in 2021. Area harvested: 76,356 ha, yield 83.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 6.4 million t
- World rank
- 26 of 94
- 10-year change
- −23%
- Record
- 11.4 million t
- 2021
Sugar cane in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Ecuador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.33%
- 0.44% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 83.5
- world 72.5 (+15%)
- kg per person
- 352
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −23%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Paraguay | 6,864,550 | 0.35% |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 6,617,424 | 0.34% |
| 26 | Ecuador | 6,378,739 | 0.33% |
| 27 | Uganda | 6,104,830 | 0.31% |
| 28 | Honduras | 5,753,700 | 0.30% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Ecuador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,378,739 | +2.0% | 76,356 | 83.54 |
| 2023 | 6,253,732 | −19% | 75,222 | 83.14 |
| 2022 | 7,740,492 | −32% | 113,148 | 68.41 |
| 2021 | 11,372,505 | +3.2% | 130,398 | 87.21 |
| 2020 | 11,016,167 | +19% | 139,406 | 79.02 |
| 2019 | 9,257,700 | +23% | 121,812 | 76.00 |
| 2018 | 7,502,251 | −17% | 98,856 | 75.89 |
| 2017 | 9,030,074 | +4.3% | 110,603 | 81.64 |
| 2016 | 8,661,609 | −14% | 104,661 | 82.76 |
| 2015 | 10,106,105 | +22% | 102,616 | 98.48 |
| 2014 | 8,251,306 | +15% | 96,892 | 85.16 |
| 2013 | 7,158,265 | −3.0% | 101,066 | 70.83 |
| 2012 | 7,378,922 | −9.3% | 95,239 | 77.48 |
| 2011 | 8,131,819 | −2.6% | 86,455 | 94.06 |
| 2010 | 8,347,182 | −1.5% | 106,928 | 78.06 |
| 2009 | 8,473,141 | −9.3% | 106,825 | 79.32 |
| 2008 | 9,341,095 | +12% | 97,165 | 96.14 |
| 2007 | 8,360,001 | +20% | 96,817 | 86.35 |
| 2006 | 6,995,613 | +2.4% | 91,236 | 76.68 |
| 2005 | 6,834,076 | +12% | 93,930 | 72.76 |
| 2004 | 6,118,706 | +4.9% | 92,148 | 66.40 |
| 2003 | 5,834,828 | +11% | 83,717 | 69.70 |
| 2002 | 5,272,647 | −6.7% | 76,566 | 68.86 |
| 2001 | 5,653,940 | +4.7% | 78,050 | 72.44 |
| 2000 | 5,402,376 | −2.9% | 77,375 | 69.82 |
| 1999 | 5,562,309 | −21% | 66,921 | 83.12 |
| 1998 | 7,000,000 | +69% | 110,000 | 63.64 |
| 1997 | 4,132,810 | +1.6% | 57,950 | 71.32 |
| 1996 | 4,069,384 | +2.8% | 56,380 | 72.18 |
| 1995 | 3,960,044 | +9.0% | 106,210 | 37.29 |
| 1994 | 3,634,709 | −11% | 105,600 | 34.42 |
| 1993 | 4,072,775 | +13% | 99,820 | 40.80 |
| 1992 | 3,591,012 | −48% | 92,960 | 38.63 |
| 1991 | 6,900,000 | +21% | 88,530 | 77.94 |
| 1990 | 5,720,897 | +1.0% | 85,170 | 67.17 |
| 1989 | 5,663,521 | +10% | 80,170 | 70.64 |
| 1988 | 5,127,071 | −8.6% | 79,570 | 64.43 |
| 1987 | 5,612,372 | +4.0% | 97,447 | 57.59 |
| 1986 | 5,397,701 | +8.1% | 97,125 | 55.57 |
| 1985 | 4,994,801 | −12% | 87,196 | 57.28 |
| 1984 | 5,698,231 | +1.4% | 88,848 | 64.13 |
| 1983 | 5,620,045 | +3.7% | 79,913 | 70.33 |
| 1982 | 5,420,875 | −14% | 92,259 | 58.76 |
| 1981 | 6,278,379 | −5.1% | 104,369 | 60.16 |
| 1980 | 6,615,197 | +0.2% | 107,758 | 61.39 |
| 1979 | 6,599,436 | −4.7% | 103,085 | 64.02 |
| 1978 | 6,927,704 | −7.9% | 104,253 | 66.45 |
| 1977 | 7,518,029 | +30% | 109,300 | 68.78 |
| 1976 | 5,761,315 | −25% | 85,375 | 67.48 |
| 1975 | 7,723,420 | +16% | 114,642 | 67.37 |
| 1974 | 6,647,140 | +21% | 100,810 | 65.94 |
| 1973 | 5,476,998 | −1.8% | 89,174 | 61.42 |
| 1972 | 5,576,300 | −7.1% | 88,421 | 63.07 |
| 1971 | 6,000,000 | −7.7% | 83,000 | 72.29 |
| 1970 | 6,500,000 | −7.1% | 83,000 | 78.31 |
| 1969 | 7,000,000 | −27% | 85,000 | 82.35 |
| 1968 | 9,528,500 | +27% | 121,833 | 78.21 |
| 1967 | 7,528,250 | −16% | 108,012 | 69.70 |
| 1966 | 9,004,200 | +11% | 112,532 | 80.01 |
| 1965 | 8,086,730 | +4.0% | 96,930 | 83.43 |
| 1964 | 7,776,300 | +22% | 93,459 | 83.21 |
| 1963 | 6,386,460 | +17% | 71,724 | 89.04 |
| 1962 | 5,474,000 | −2.5% | 64,506 | 84.86 |
| 1961 | 5,614,095 | — | 63,493 | 88.42 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Ecuador?
Ecuador produced 6.4 million t in 2024, 0.33% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Ecuador ranked 26th 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 Ecuador changed?
It fell by 23% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 11.4 million t in 2021.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Ecuador?
83.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6.4 million t from 76,356 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. 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.