Sugar cane production in Gabon
In 2024 Gabon produced 273,073 t of sugar cane, the 70th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.0%. The record was 292,191 t in 2013. Area harvested: 4,268 ha, yield 64.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 273,073 t
- World rank
- 70 of 94
- 10-year change
- −3.0%
- Record
- 292,191 t
- 2013
Sugar cane in Gabon, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Gabon compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 64.0
- world 72.5 (−12%)
- kg per person
- 108
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −3.0%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Papua New Guinea | 306,330 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Liberia | 279,690 | 0.01% |
| 70 | Gabon | 273,073 | 0.01% |
| 71 | Somalia | 215,200 | 0.01% |
| 72 | Ghana | 156,723 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Gabon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273,073 | +8.4% | 4,268 | 63.98 |
| 2023 | 251,867 | +13% | 3,951 | 63.75 |
| 2022 | 223,500 | −15% | 3,519 | 63.51 |
| 2021 | 264,100 | −3.2% | 4,154 | 63.58 |
| 2020 | 272,736 | −3.4% | 4,312 | 63.25 |
| 2019 | 282,442 | −2.8% | 4,488 | 62.93 |
| 2018 | 290,504 | +1.4% | 4,639 | 62.62 |
| 2017 | 286,453 | +2.3% | 4,595 | 62.34 |
| 2016 | 279,915 | +0.6% | 4,513 | 62.02 |
| 2015 | 278,236 | −1.2% | 4,506 | 61.75 |
| 2014 | 281,647 | −3.6% | 4,593 | 61.32 |
| 2013 | 292,191 | +7.1% | 4,800 | 60.87 |
| 2012 | 272,714 | −0.0% | 4,500 | 60.60 |
| 2011 | 272,754 | +10% | 4,500 | 60.61 |
| 2010 | 247,277 | +3.0% | 4,100 | 60.31 |
| 2009 | 240,000 | +9.1% | 4,000 | 60.00 |
| 2008 | 220,000 | 0.0% | 3,700 | 59.46 |
| 2007 | 220,000 | +2.3% | 3,700 | 59.46 |
| 2006 | 215,000 | +2.4% | 3,600 | 59.72 |
| 2005 | 210,000 | +11% | 3,600 | 58.33 |
| 2004 | 190,000 | 0.0% | 3,300 | 57.58 |
| 2003 | 190,000 | −19% | 3,300 | 57.58 |
| 2002 | 235,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 58.75 |
| 2001 | 235,000 | −0.6% | 4,000 | 58.75 |
| 2000 | 236,475 | +56% | 4,000 | 59.12 |
| 1999 | 152,050 | −21% | 3,000 | 50.68 |
| 1998 | 191,371 | +5.2% | 3,500 | 54.68 |
| 1997 | 181,969 | −1.7% | 3,500 | 51.99 |
| 1996 | 185,027 | −7.2% | 3,500 | 52.86 |
| 1995 | 199,336 | +17% | 3,500 | 56.95 |
| 1994 | 170,592 | −10% | 3,000 | 56.86 |
| 1993 | 189,703 | +11% | 3,500 | 54.20 |
| 1992 | 171,108 | −17% | 3,500 | 48.89 |
| 1991 | 206,797 | −5.5% | 4,000 | 51.70 |
| 1990 | 218,745 | +5.8% | 4,200 | 52.08 |
| 1989 | 206,771 | −1.4% | 4,000 | 51.69 |
| 1988 | 209,775 | −2.4% | 4,000 | 52.44 |
| 1987 | 214,921 | +16% | 4,000 | 53.73 |
| 1986 | 185,951 | +6.9% | 3,500 | 53.13 |
| 1985 | 173,892 | +12% | 3,500 | 49.68 |
| 1984 | 155,000 | −8.8% | 3,000 | 51.67 |
| 1983 | 170,000 | +13% | 3,000 | 56.67 |
| 1982 | 150,000 | −6.3% | 3,000 | 50.00 |
| 1981 | 160,000 | +23% | 3,000 | 53.33 |
| 1980 | 130,000 | +38% | 2,613 | 49.75 |
| 1979 | 94,030 | +24% | 1,745 | 53.89 |
| 1978 | 76,120 | +46% | 2,421 | 31.44 |
| 1977 | 52,150 | +347% | 2,094 | 24.90 |
| 1976 | 11,670 | −42% | 1,000 | 11.67 |
| 1975 | 20,000 | +11% | 1,000 | 20.00 |
| 1974 | 18,000 | +5.9% | 1,000 | 18.00 |
| 1973 | 17,000 | +13% | 750 | 22.67 |
| 1972 | 15,000 | +7.1% | 600 | 25.00 |
| 1971 | 14,000 | +7.7% | 600 | 23.33 |
| 1970 | 13,000 | +8.3% | 600 | 21.67 |
| 1969 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 24.00 |
| 1968 | 12,000 | +20% | 500 | 24.00 |
| 1967 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 400 | 25.00 |
| 1966 | 10,000 | +5.3% | 400 | 25.00 |
| 1965 | 9,500 | 0.0% | 380 | 25.00 |
| 1964 | 9,500 | +5.6% | 380 | 25.00 |
| 1963 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 380 | 23.68 |
| 1962 | 9,000 | +5.9% | 370 | 24.32 |
| 1961 | 8,500 | — | 370 | 22.97 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Gabon?
Gabon produced 273,073 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Gabon rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Gabon ranked 70th 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 Gabon changed?
It fell by 3.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 292,191 t in 2013.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Gabon?
64.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (273,073 t from 4,268 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 Gabon is imputed 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.