Sugar cane production in Kenya
In 2024 Kenya produced 9.4 million t of sugar cane, the 20th largest in the world (0.48% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 46%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 134,900 ha, yield 69.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 9.4 million t
- World rank
- 20 of 94
- 10-year change
- +46%
- Record
- 9.4 million t
- 2024
Sugar cane in Kenya, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Kenya compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.48%
- 0.34% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 69.4
- world 72.5 (−4.3%)
- kg per person
- 166
- world 238
- 10-year change
- +46%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Vietnam | 11,843,773 | 0.61% |
| 19 | Bolivia | 11,447,542 | 0.59% |
| 20 | Kenya | 9,365,300 | 0.48% |
| 21 | Iran | 9,151,144 | 0.47% |
| 22 | Cuba | 9,050,600 | 0.47% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Kenya is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,365,300 | +69% | 134,900 | 69.42 |
| 2023 | 5,556,100 | −37% | 80,700 | 68.85 |
| 2022 | 8,799,800 | +15% | 117,960 | 74.60 |
| 2021 | 7,659,100 | +12% | 93,288 | 82.10 |
| 2020 | 6,810,898 | +48% | 89,800 | 75.85 |
| 2019 | 4,606,100 | −12% | 71,935 | 64.03 |
| 2018 | 5,262,157 | +11% | 73,080 | 72.01 |
| 2017 | 4,751,605 | −33% | 67,708 | 70.18 |
| 2016 | 7,094,619 | −1.0% | 86,876 | 81.66 |
| 2015 | 7,164,790 | +12% | 77,830 | 92.06 |
| 2014 | 6,409,929 | −4.0% | 72,180 | 88.80 |
| 2013 | 6,673,725 | +15% | 85,857 | 77.73 |
| 2012 | 5,823,964 | +9.7% | 87,340 | 66.68 |
| 2011 | 5,307,341 | −7.0% | 79,000 | 67.18 |
| 2010 | 5,709,586 | +1.8% | 68,738 | 83.06 |
| 2009 | 5,610,702 | +9.8% | 65,774 | 85.30 |
| 2008 | 5,112,000 | −1.8% | 54,465 | 93.86 |
| 2007 | 5,204,214 | +5.5% | 59,201 | 87.91 |
| 2006 | 4,932,839 | +2.7% | 54,621 | 90.31 |
| 2005 | 4,800,820 | +3.0% | 56,537 | 84.91 |
| 2004 | 4,660,995 | +11% | 54,191 | 86.01 |
| 2003 | 4,204,055 | −6.6% | 50,468 | 83.30 |
| 2002 | 4,501,363 | +27% | 54,010 | 83.34 |
| 2001 | 3,550,792 | −9.9% | 47,794 | 74.29 |
| 2000 | 3,941,524 | −11% | 57,243 | 68.86 |
| 1999 | 4,415,781 | −5.3% | 51,833 | 85.19 |
| 1998 | 4,661,361 | +4.7% | 50,111 | 93.02 |
| 1997 | 4,450,000 | −4.3% | 56,000 | 79.46 |
| 1996 | 4,650,000 | +2.2% | 57,000 | 81.58 |
| 1995 | 4,550,000 | +20% | 56,145 | 81.04 |
| 1994 | 3,800,000 | −13% | 57,392 | 66.21 |
| 1993 | 4,370,000 | +4.5% | 51,943 | 84.13 |
| 1992 | 4,180,000 | −9.1% | 47,622 | 87.77 |
| 1991 | 4,600,000 | −3.2% | 47,881 | 96.07 |
| 1990 | 4,750,000 | −1.6% | 40,494 | 117.30 |
| 1989 | 4,825,000 | +9.8% | 40,909 | 117.94 |
| 1988 | 4,395,200 | +3.5% | 42,671 | 103.00 |
| 1987 | 4,248,000 | +3.3% | 50,461 | 84.18 |
| 1986 | 4,111,600 | +2.2% | 51,693 | 79.54 |
| 1985 | 4,023,000 | −3.6% | 51,847 | 77.59 |
| 1984 | 4,171,200 | +8.5% | 38,815 | 107.46 |
| 1983 | 3,845,600 | +6.0% | 38,815 | 99.08 |
| 1982 | 3,627,700 | −17% | 39,100 | 92.78 |
| 1981 | 4,381,900 | −3.3% | 38,900 | 112.65 |
| 1980 | 4,532,300 | +23% | 37,400 | 121.18 |
| 1979 | 3,677,600 | +30% | 36,800 | 99.93 |
| 1978 | 2,819,206 | +21% | 35,600 | 79.19 |
| 1977 | 2,327,140 | +11% | 32,200 | 72.27 |
| 1976 | 2,087,597 | +0.4% | 30,100 | 69.36 |
| 1975 | 2,079,583 | −2.1% | 31,500 | 66.02 |
| 1974 | 2,124,083 | +11% | 29,300 | 72.49 |
| 1973 | 1,910,062 | +41% | 27,100 | 70.48 |
| 1972 | 1,352,295 | −19% | 17,703 | 76.39 |
| 1971 | 1,663,000 | −3.9% | 20,615 | 80.67 |
| 1970 | 1,731,200 | +12% | 31,500 | 54.96 |
| 1969 | 1,540,657 | +35% | 26,367 | 58.43 |
| 1968 | 1,137,181 | +27% | 26,547 | 42.84 |
| 1967 | 896,400 | +37% | 21,935 | 40.87 |
| 1966 | 654,600 | +7.7% | 17,120 | 38.24 |
| 1965 | 607,700 | −12% | 18,300 | 33.21 |
| 1964 | 690,900 | +17% | 18,372 | 37.61 |
| 1963 | 592,500 | +3.8% | 18,453 | 32.11 |
| 1962 | 570,700 | +8.7% | 18,129 | 31.48 |
| 1961 | 525,000 | — | 17,644 | 29.76 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Kenya?
Kenya produced 9.4 million t in 2024, 0.48% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Kenya rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Kenya ranked 20th 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 Kenya changed?
It rose by 46% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Kenya?
69.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (9.4 million t from 134,900 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.