Sugar cane production in Guatemala
In 2024 Guatemala produced 22.9 million t of sugar cane, the 11th largest in the world (1.18% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 31%. The record was 33.9 million t in 2015. Area harvested: 218,690 ha, yield 104.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 22.9 million t
- World rank
- 11 of 94
- 10-year change
- −31%
- Record
- 33.9 million t
- 2015
Sugar cane in Guatemala, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Guatemala compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.2%
- 1.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 104.8
- world 72.5 (+44%)
- kg per person
- 1,245
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −31%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | United States | 31,609,950 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Australia | 29,855,156 | 1.5% |
| 11 | Guatemala | 22,907,870 | 1.2% |
| 12 | Philippines | 18,694,653 | 0.96% |
| 13 | South Africa | 16,741,000 | 0.86% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Guatemala is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,907,870 | −4.4% | 218,690 | 104.75 |
| 2023 | 23,971,750 | −7.2% | 241,000 | 99.47 |
| 2022 | 25,845,178 | +1.3% | 240,000 | 107.69 |
| 2021 | 25,525,851 | −7.7% | 237,261 | 107.59 |
| 2020 | 27,669,110 | −7.4% | 257,941 | 107.27 |
| 2019 | 29,865,166 | +8.0% | 277,762 | 107.52 |
| 2018 | 27,665,415 | +6.6% | 268,400 | 103.08 |
| 2017 | 25,951,271 | −23% | 252,000 | 102.98 |
| 2016 | 33,533,403 | −1.0% | 259,850 | 129.05 |
| 2015 | 33,869,277 | +1.9% | 267,887 | 126.43 |
| 2014 | 33,239,196 | +24% | 265,580 | 125.16 |
| 2013 | 26,913,622 | +11% | 261,108 | 103.07 |
| 2012 | 24,289,900 | +18% | 255,866 | 94.93 |
| 2011 | 20,586,052 | −7.7% | 245,243 | 83.94 |
| 2010 | 22,313,828 | +3.7% | 234,619 | 95.11 |
| 2009 | 21,525,684 | +6.0% | 233,152 | 92.32 |
| 2008 | 20,311,940 | −0.0% | 215,679 | 94.18 |
| 2007 | 20,312,464 | +15% | 215,679 | 94.18 |
| 2006 | 17,631,588 | −2.1% | 188,702 | 93.44 |
| 2005 | 18,007,620 | −10.0% | 184,928 | 97.38 |
| 2004 | 20,000,000 | +15% | 184,928 | 108.15 |
| 2003 | 17,400,000 | −0.5% | 184,928 | 94.09 |
| 2002 | 17,489,900 | +3.3% | 184,928 | 94.58 |
| 2001 | 16,934,900 | +2.3% | 165,568 | 102.28 |
| 2000 | 16,552,400 | −2.7% | 182,000 | 90.95 |
| 1999 | 17,012,800 | −6.5% | 182,000 | 93.48 |
| 1998 | 18,189,380 | +2.8% | 180,000 | 101.05 |
| 1997 | 17,687,010 | +14% | 154,000 | 114.85 |
| 1996 | 15,582,930 | +0.9% | 178,580 | 87.26 |
| 1995 | 15,443,780 | +30% | 138,600 | 111.43 |
| 1994 | 11,862,420 | +1.0% | 129,500 | 91.60 |
| 1993 | 11,741,100 | +3.8% | 129,150 | 90.91 |
| 1992 | 11,307,600 | +4.7% | 125,930 | 89.79 |
| 1991 | 10,798,800 | +12% | 122,500 | 88.15 |
| 1990 | 9,603,100 | +26% | 112,000 | 85.74 |
| 1989 | 7,615,300 | +0.6% | 88,830 | 85.73 |
| 1988 | 7,567,229 | +10% | 90,300 | 83.80 |
| 1987 | 6,870,584 | −1.8% | 81,340 | 84.47 |
| 1986 | 7,000,000 | +6.4% | 72,380 | 96.71 |
| 1985 | 6,580,000 | +0.3% | 72,380 | 90.91 |
| 1984 | 6,560,000 | +0.9% | 73,080 | 89.76 |
| 1983 | 6,500,000 | −12% | 70,210 | 92.58 |
| 1982 | 7,420,000 | +18% | 70,070 | 105.89 |
| 1981 | 6,300,000 | +11% | 79,660 | 79.09 |
| 1980 | 5,700,000 | +18% | 69,580 | 81.92 |
| 1979 | 4,830,000 | −9.9% | 58,660 | 82.34 |
| 1978 | 5,360,000 | −19% | 53,760 | 99.70 |
| 1977 | 6,600,000 | −3.6% | 60,690 | 108.75 |
| 1976 | 6,845,000 | +34% | 76,720 | 89.22 |
| 1975 | 5,093,000 | +15% | 75,670 | 67.31 |
| 1974 | 4,422,759 | +10% | 58,473 | 75.64 |
| 1973 | 4,008,627 | +22% | 52,697 | 76.07 |
| 1972 | 3,272,661 | +17% | 44,587 | 73.40 |
| 1971 | 2,785,453 | +5.8% | 40,723 | 68.40 |
| 1970 | 2,632,500 | −1.0% | 35,800 | 73.53 |
| 1969 | 2,658,600 | +16% | 36,100 | 73.65 |
| 1968 | 2,290,600 | −15% | 33,800 | 67.77 |
| 1967 | 2,683,400 | +6.0% | 37,100 | 72.33 |
| 1966 | 2,532,300 | +20% | 36,000 | 70.34 |
| 1965 | 2,115,900 | −1.9% | 32,900 | 64.31 |
| 1964 | 2,156,800 | +6.8% | 35,900 | 60.08 |
| 1963 | 2,020,300 | +2.4% | 29,800 | 67.80 |
| 1962 | 1,973,400 | +29% | 33,400 | 59.08 |
| 1961 | 1,533,000 | — | 29,600 | 51.79 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Guatemala?
Guatemala produced 22.9 million t in 2024, 1.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Guatemala rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Guatemala ranked 11th 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 Guatemala changed?
It fell by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 33.9 million t in 2015.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Guatemala?
104.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (22.9 million t from 218,690 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 Guatemala is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.