Sugar cane production in Japan
In 2024 Japan produced 1.2 million t of sugar cane, the 52nd largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.1%. The record was 3.1 million t in 1964. Area harvested: 22,328 ha, yield 51.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.2 million t
- World rank
- 52 of 94
- 10-year change
- −0.1%
- Record
- 3.1 million t
- 1964
Sugar cane in Japan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Japan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.06%
- 0.06% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 51.8
- world 72.5 (−29%)
- kg per person
- 9.35
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −0.1%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Senegal | 1,307,696 | 0.07% |
| 51 | Angola | 1,291,857 | 0.07% |
| 52 | Japan | 1,157,310 | 0.06% |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 997,296 | 0.05% |
| 54 | Cameroon | 872,377 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Japan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,157,310 | −2.1% | 22,328 | 51.83 |
| 2023 | 1,182,000 | −7.1% | 22,700 | 52.07 |
| 2022 | 1,272,000 | −6.4% | 23,200 | 54.83 |
| 2021 | 1,359,000 | +1.7% | 23,300 | 58.33 |
| 2020 | 1,336,000 | +14% | 22,500 | 59.38 |
| 2019 | 1,174,000 | −1.8% | 22,100 | 53.12 |
| 2018 | 1,196,000 | −7.8% | 22,600 | 52.92 |
| 2017 | 1,297,000 | −18% | 23,700 | 54.73 |
| 2016 | 1,574,000 | +25% | 22,900 | 68.73 |
| 2015 | 1,260,000 | +8.7% | 23,400 | 53.85 |
| 2014 | 1,159,000 | −2.7% | 22,900 | 50.61 |
| 2013 | 1,191,000 | +7.5% | 21,900 | 54.38 |
| 2012 | 1,108,000 | +11% | 23,000 | 48.17 |
| 2011 | 1,000,000 | −32% | 22,600 | 44.25 |
| 2010 | 1,469,000 | −3.0% | 23,200 | 63.32 |
| 2009 | 1,515,000 | −5.2% | 23,000 | 65.87 |
| 2008 | 1,598,000 | +6.5% | 22,200 | 71.98 |
| 2007 | 1,500,000 | +15% | 22,100 | 67.87 |
| 2006 | 1,310,000 | +7.9% | 21,700 | 60.37 |
| 2005 | 1,214,000 | +2.3% | 21,300 | 57.00 |
| 2004 | 1,187,000 | −15% | 23,200 | 51.16 |
| 2003 | 1,389,000 | +4.6% | 24,000 | 57.88 |
| 2002 | 1,328,000 | −11% | 23,800 | 55.80 |
| 2001 | 1,499,000 | +7.5% | 22,800 | 65.75 |
| 2000 | 1,395,000 | −11% | 23,100 | 60.39 |
| 1999 | 1,571,000 | −5.6% | 22,800 | 68.90 |
| 1998 | 1,664,000 | +16% | 22,400 | 74.29 |
| 1997 | 1,437,000 | −11% | 22,500 | 63.87 |
| 1996 | 1,616,000 | −0.4% | 23,800 | 67.90 |
| 1995 | 1,622,000 | +1.2% | 24,100 | 67.30 |
| 1994 | 1,602,000 | −2.3% | 24,800 | 64.60 |
| 1993 | 1,640,000 | −7.8% | 25,900 | 63.32 |
| 1992 | 1,779,000 | −6.1% | 27,700 | 64.22 |
| 1991 | 1,894,000 | −4.5% | 30,100 | 62.92 |
| 1990 | 1,983,000 | −26% | 32,800 | 60.46 |
| 1989 | 2,684,000 | +19% | 33,600 | 79.88 |
| 1988 | 2,261,000 | −4.8% | 33,950 | 66.60 |
| 1987 | 2,374,000 | +6.0% | 34,900 | 68.02 |
| 1986 | 2,240,000 | −15% | 34,800 | 64.37 |
| 1985 | 2,638,000 | +3.3% | 35,700 | 73.89 |
| 1984 | 2,553,000 | +1.1% | 35,100 | 72.74 |
| 1983 | 2,526,000 | +12% | 35,200 | 71.76 |
| 1982 | 2,256,000 | +0.8% | 33,900 | 66.55 |
| 1981 | 2,237,000 | +6.8% | 35,000 | 63.91 |
| 1980 | 2,095,000 | −9.3% | 33,800 | 61.98 |
| 1979 | 2,311,000 | −9.2% | 35,200 | 65.65 |
| 1978 | 2,544,000 | +9.3% | 34,100 | 74.60 |
| 1977 | 2,328,000 | +18% | 32,600 | 71.41 |
| 1976 | 1,981,000 | +0.4% | 31,900 | 62.10 |
| 1975 | 1,973,000 | +8.2% | 30,600 | 64.48 |
| 1974 | 1,823,000 | −11% | 30,000 | 60.77 |
| 1973 | 2,045,600 | −0.6% | 29,800 | 68.64 |
| 1972 | 2,058,400 | +8.0% | 33,800 | 60.90 |
| 1971 | 1,906,100 | −28% | 34,100 | 55.90 |
| 1970 | 2,663,000 | +0.4% | 40,000 | 66.58 |
| 1969 | 2,652,900 | −2.4% | 41,800 | 63.47 |
| 1968 | 2,717,800 | −4.0% | 41,100 | 66.13 |
| 1967 | 2,830,100 | +9.0% | 40,900 | 69.20 |
| 1966 | 2,595,600 | −3.7% | 42,800 | 60.64 |
| 1965 | 2,694,200 | −12% | 43,700 | 61.65 |
| 1964 | 3,077,100 | +87% | 39,300 | 78.30 |
| 1963 | 1,642,600 | −17% | 30,600 | 53.68 |
| 1962 | 1,975,800 | +37% | 26,500 | 74.56 |
| 1961 | 1,447,300 | — | 21,100 | 68.59 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 77 t USD 112,000
- Importer rank
- 40 of 84
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Japan?
Japan produced 1.2 million t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Japan rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Japan ranked 52nd 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 Japan changed?
It fell by 0.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 3.1 million t in 1964.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Japan?
51.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.2 million t from 22,328 ha), against a world average of 72.5 t/ha.
Does Japan export or import sugar cane?
In 2024 Japan reported no exports and imports of 77 t (USD 112,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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 Japan 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.