Sugar cane production in Haiti
In 2024 Haiti produced 1.5 million t of sugar cane, the 47th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.1%. The record was 3.0 million t in 1980. Area harvested: 23,189 ha, yield 66.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.5 million t
- World rank
- 47 of 94
- 10-year change
- +1.1%
- Record
- 3.0 million t
- 1980
Sugar cane in Haiti, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Haiti compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.08%
- 0.08% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 66.4
- world 72.5 (−8.5%)
- kg per person
- 131
- world 238
- 10-year change
- +1.1%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Belize | 1,669,432 | 0.09% |
| 46 | Laos | 1,643,600 | 0.08% |
| 47 | Haiti | 1,539,615 | 0.08% |
| 48 | Nigeria | 1,509,133 | 0.08% |
| 49 | Fiji | 1,332,000 | 0.07% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Haiti is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,539,615 | +0.2% | 23,189 | 66.39 |
| 2023 | 1,536,757 | +0.4% | 23,115 | 66.48 |
| 2022 | 1,529,917 | −1.4% | 23,040 | 66.40 |
| 2021 | 1,552,171 | +1.6% | 22,495 | 69.00 |
| 2020 | 1,528,184 | +1.2% | 22,515 | 67.87 |
| 2019 | 1,509,395 | +1.3% | 22,411 | 67.35 |
| 2018 | 1,490,408 | −0.7% | 22,390 | 66.57 |
| 2017 | 1,500,940 | +0.2% | 22,786 | 65.87 |
| 2016 | 1,498,207 | −0.3% | 22,973 | 65.22 |
| 2015 | 1,503,446 | −1.3% | 23,376 | 64.32 |
| 2014 | 1,522,742 | +2.3% | 24,271 | 62.74 |
| 2013 | 1,488,533 | +5.0% | 24,488 | 60.79 |
| 2012 | 1,418,191 | +9.8% | 23,560 | 60.19 |
| 2011 | 1,291,817 | +5.9% | 21,259 | 60.77 |
| 2010 | 1,220,126 | +9.9% | 20,414 | 59.77 |
| 2009 | 1,110,000 | 0.0% | 18,500 | 60.00 |
| 2008 | 1,110,000 | +0.9% | 18,500 | 60.00 |
| 2007 | 1,100,000 | +2.3% | 18,400 | 59.78 |
| 2006 | 1,075,000 | +2.4% | 18,000 | 59.72 |
| 2005 | 1,050,000 | 0.0% | 17,500 | 60.00 |
| 2004 | 1,050,000 | +75% | 17,500 | 60.00 |
| 2003 | 600,000 | +0.8% | 16,500 | 36.36 |
| 2002 | 595,000 | −41% | 16,500 | 36.06 |
| 2001 | 1,008,100 | +26% | 16,800 | 60.01 |
| 2000 | 800,000 | −20% | 17,000 | 47.06 |
| 1999 | 1,000,000 | −0.0% | 17,000 | 58.82 |
| 1998 | 1,000,100 | −9.1% | 16,668 | 60.00 |
| 1997 | 1,100,000 | −8.3% | 27,500 | 40.00 |
| 1996 | 1,200,000 | 0.0% | 30,000 | 40.00 |
| 1995 | 1,200,000 | −7.7% | 30,000 | 40.00 |
| 1994 | 1,300,000 | −7.1% | 32,000 | 40.63 |
| 1993 | 1,400,000 | −2.0% | 35,000 | 40.00 |
| 1992 | 1,429,280 | −4.7% | 39,700 | 36.00 |
| 1991 | 1,500,000 | 0.0% | 42,000 | 35.71 |
| 1990 | 1,500,000 | −6.3% | 42,000 | 35.71 |
| 1989 | 1,600,000 | −5.9% | 44,000 | 36.36 |
| 1988 | 1,700,000 | −5.6% | 47,000 | 36.17 |
| 1987 | 1,800,000 | −10.0% | 50,000 | 36.00 |
| 1986 | 2,000,000 | −13% | 55,000 | 36.36 |
| 1985 | 2,300,000 | −8.0% | 64,000 | 35.94 |
| 1984 | 2,500,000 | −11% | 69,000 | 36.23 |
| 1983 | 2,800,000 | −6.7% | 78,000 | 35.90 |
| 1982 | 3,000,000 | 0.0% | 80,000 | 37.50 |
| 1981 | 3,000,000 | 0.0% | 80,000 | 37.50 |
| 1980 | 3,000,000 | +4.9% | 80,000 | 37.50 |
| 1979 | 2,860,000 | +0.6% | 75,000 | 38.13 |
| 1978 | 2,844,000 | +1.5% | 75,000 | 37.92 |
| 1977 | 2,801,000 | +0.8% | 75,000 | 37.35 |
| 1976 | 2,779,000 | −0.8% | 75,000 | 37.05 |
| 1975 | 2,802,000 | −2.0% | 75,000 | 37.36 |
| 1974 | 2,860,000 | 0.0% | 75,000 | 38.13 |
| 1973 | 2,860,000 | +1.9% | 75,000 | 38.13 |
| 1972 | 2,807,700 | +0.5% | 75,000 | 37.44 |
| 1971 | 2,792,400 | +3.2% | 75,000 | 37.23 |
| 1970 | 2,705,000 | +3.7% | 75,000 | 36.07 |
| 1969 | 2,608,300 | −1.1% | 74,000 | 35.25 |
| 1968 | 2,636,200 | −0.5% | 74,000 | 35.62 |
| 1967 | 2,650,000 | −1.2% | 75,000 | 35.33 |
| 1966 | 2,681,200 | −2.1% | 75,000 | 35.75 |
| 1965 | 2,738,000 | −2.6% | 74,000 | 37.00 |
| 1964 | 2,810,000 | −2.2% | 74,000 | 37.97 |
| 1963 | 2,872,000 | +1.3% | 75,000 | 38.29 |
| 1962 | 2,836,000 | −0.5% | 75,000 | 37.81 |
| 1961 | 2,850,000 | — | 75,000 | 38.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Haiti?
Haiti produced 1.5 million t in 2024, 0.08% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Haiti rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Haiti ranked 47th 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 Haiti changed?
It rose by 1.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 3.0 million t in 1980.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Haiti?
66.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.5 million t from 23,189 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 Haiti 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.