Sugar cane production in Portugal
In 2017 Portugal produced 5,500 t of sugar cane. Over ten years it grew by 7.8%. The record was 53,331 t in 1967. Area harvested: 62 ha, yield 88.7 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2017
- 5,500 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +7.8%
- Record
- 53,331 t
- 1967
Sugar cane in Portugal, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,500 | +0.8% | 62 | 88.71 |
| 2016 | 5,455 | +0.9% | 62 | 87.98 |
| 2015 | 5,404 | +0.9% | 62 | 87.16 |
| 2014 | 5,355 | +0.1% | 62 | 86.37 |
| 2013 | 5,350 | +0.9% | 62 | 86.29 |
| 2012 | 5,300 | +1.9% | 60 | 88.33 |
| 2011 | 5,200 | +2.0% | 60 | 86.67 |
| 2010 | 5,100 | −1.0% | 60 | 85.00 |
| 2009 | 5,150 | +1.0% | 60 | 85.83 |
| 2008 | 5,100 | 0.0% | 60 | 85.00 |
| 2007 | 5,100 | +2.0% | 60 | 85.00 |
| 2006 | 5,000 | +25% | 60 | 83.33 |
| 2005 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 2004 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 2003 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 2002 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 2001 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 2000 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1999 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1998 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1997 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1996 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1995 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1994 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1993 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1992 | 4,000 | +0.3% | 50 | 80.00 |
| 1991 | 3,989 | +9.4% | 50 | 79.78 |
| 1990 | 3,646 | −6.7% | 50 | 72.92 |
| 1989 | 3,908 | −6.1% | 49 | 79.76 |
| 1988 | 4,160 | −25% | 90 | 46.22 |
| 1987 | 5,525 | −3.9% | 120 | 46.04 |
| 1986 | 5,750 | −16% | 260 | 22.12 |
| 1985 | 6,851 | −5.5% | 300 | 22.84 |
| 1984 | 7,249 | −19% | 330 | 21.97 |
| 1983 | 8,974 | −40% | 400 | 22.44 |
| 1982 | 14,940 | −31% | 600 | 24.90 |
| 1981 | 21,674 | −0.5% | 800 | 27.09 |
| 1980 | 21,793 | −11% | 1,290 | 16.89 |
| 1979 | 24,389 | −14% | 1,290 | 18.91 |
| 1978 | 28,346 | −20% | 1,290 | 21.97 |
| 1977 | 35,391 | +25% | 1,290 | 27.43 |
| 1976 | 28,408 | −6.4% | 1,290 | 22.02 |
| 1975 | 30,335 | −28% | 1,290 | 23.52 |
| 1974 | 42,316 | +39% | 1,290 | 32.80 |
| 1973 | 30,527 | −36% | 1,290 | 23.66 |
| 1972 | 47,503 | +3.2% | 1,290 | 36.82 |
| 1971 | 46,026 | −12% | 1,290 | 35.68 |
| 1970 | 52,237 | +6.6% | 1,290 | 40.49 |
| 1969 | 49,023 | +5.9% | 1,290 | 38.00 |
| 1968 | 46,287 | −13% | 1,290 | 35.88 |
| 1967 | 53,331 | +6.7% | 1,290 | 41.34 |
| 1966 | 49,962 | +11% | 1,290 | 38.73 |
| 1965 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 37.50 |
| 1964 | 45,000 | 0.0% | 1,200 | 37.50 |
| 1963 | 45,000 | −10.0% | 1,200 | 37.50 |
| 1962 | 50,000 | +100% | 1,300 | 38.46 |
| 1961 | 25,000 | — | 650 | 38.46 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 5 t USD 10,000
- Importer rank
- 65 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
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.

