> In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 696,971 t of sugar cane, the 55th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 27%.

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# Sugar cane production in Sri Lanka

In 2024 Sri Lanka produced 696,971 t of sugar cane, the 55th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 27%. The record was 1.5 million t in 1994. Area harvested: 18,842 ha, yield 37.0 t/ha.

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Production, 2024696,971 t
World rank55 of 94
10-year change−27%
Record1.5 million t1994

## Sugar cane in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Sri Lanka compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.04%0.05% in 2014
Yield, t/ha37.0world 72.5 (−49%)
kg per person30.2world 238
10-year change−27%world +2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53 | [Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/ethiopia/) | 997,296 | 0.05% |
| 54 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/cameroon/) | 872,377 | 0.04% |
| 55 | **Sri Lanka** | 696,971 | 0.04% |
| 56 | [Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/congo-brazzaville/) | 677,152 | 0.03% |
| 57 | [Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/cambodia/) | 645,720 | 0.03% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

### Map of world production of sugar cane

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Sri Lanka is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 696,971 | −13% | 18,842 | 36.99 |
| 2023 | 805,616 | −8.1% | 15,896 | 50.68 |
| 2022 | 876,660 | +6.2% | 15,377 | 57.01 |
| 2021 | 825,541 | −3.5% | 14,361 | 57.48 |
| 2020 | 855,045 | +31% | 14,428 | 59.26 |
| 2019 | 653,053 | +1.3% | 12,960 | 50.39 |
| 2018 | 644,785 | −1.5% | 15,732 | 40.99 |
| 2017 | 654,522 | −20% | 17,900 | 36.57 |
| 2016 | 815,312 | +13% | 23,557 | 34.61 |
| 2015 | 718,685 | −25% | 17,048 | 42.16 |
| 2014 | 960,392 | +0.0% | 20,853 | 46.06 |
| 2013 | 960,270 | +43% | 20,790 | 46.19 |
| 2012 | 673,470 | −7.6% | 12,610 | 53.41 |
| 2011 | 729,010 | −20% | 12,190 | 59.80 |
| 2010 | 914,850 | −0.5% | 14,850 | 61.61 |
| 2009 | 919,530 | +15% | 13,730 | 66.97 |
| 2008 | 799,450 | +2.2% | 12,910 | 61.92 |
| 2007 | 782,510 | −31% | 14,150 | 55.30 |
| 2006 | 1,136,600 | +15% | 18,780 | 60.52 |
| 2005 | 991,550 | +0.1% | 16,910 | 58.64 |
| 2004 | 990,430 | −2.5% | 16,760 | 59.09 |
| 2003 | 1,015,480 | +5.4% | 16,800 | 60.45 |
| 2002 | 963,050 | −4.3% | 17,510 | 55.00 |
| 2001 | 1,005,850 | −5.6% | 18,150 | 55.42 |
| 2000 | 1,065,520 | +4.3% | 17,930 | 59.43 |
| 1999 | 1,021,350 | +7.9% | 18,490 | 55.24 |
| 1998 | 946,247 | −32% | 17,763 | 53.27 |
| 1997 | 1,382,219 | −4.6% | 24,547 | 56.31 |
| 1996 | 1,448,303 | +14% | 24,842 | 58.30 |
| 1995 | 1,272,974 | −17% | 22,947 | 55.47 |
| 1994 | 1,528,840 | +89% | 23,582 | 64.83 |
| 1993 | 809,733 | +11% | 23,741 | 34.11 |
| 1992 | 731,108 | −14% | 25,048 | 29.19 |
| 1991 | 850,824 | +3.8% | 21,225 | 40.09 |
| 1990 | 820,000 | +3.4% | 21,000 | 39.05 |
| 1989 | 793,400 | −5.4% | 22,270 | 35.63 |
| 1988 | 839,000 | +27% | 21,870 | 38.36 |
| 1987 | 659,696 | −11% | 19,776 | 33.36 |
| 1986 | 737,393 | −2.2% | 21,853 | 33.74 |
| 1985 | 754,100 | +30% | 18,580 | 40.59 |
| 1984 | 578,240 | +54% | 14,910 | 38.78 |
| 1983 | 375,000 | +7.1% | 16,550 | 22.66 |
| 1982 | 350,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 38.89 |
| 1981 | 350,000 | −1.7% | 8,800 | 39.77 |
| 1980 | 356,000 | +6.3% | 8,300 | 42.89 |
| 1979 | 335,000 | +8.1% | 7,000 | 47.86 |
| 1978 | 310,000 | 0.0% | 6,800 | 45.59 |
| 1977 | 310,000 | +48% | 6,800 | 45.59 |
| 1976 | 210,000 | −21% | 4,200 | 50.00 |
| 1975 | 265,000 | +39% | 5,300 | 50.00 |
| 1974 | 190,000 | +19% | 3,800 | 50.00 |
| 1973 | 160,000 | −20% | 3,200 | 50.00 |
| 1972 | 200,000 | 0.0% | 4,200 | 47.62 |
| 1971 | 200,000 | +25% | 4,400 | 45.45 |
| 1970 | 160,000 | +10% | 3,800 | 42.11 |
| 1969 | 145,000 | +7.4% | 3,700 | 39.19 |
| 1968 | 135,000 | −16% | 3,850 | 35.06 |
| 1967 | 160,000 | +21% | 5,000 | 32.00 |
| 1966 | 132,000 | −12% | 4,600 | 28.70 |
| 1965 | 150,000 | −3.2% | 6,825 | 21.98 |
| 1964 | 155,000 | +20% | 7,027 | 22.06 |
| 1963 | 129,000 | +15% | 6,956 | 18.55 |
| 1962 | 112,000 | −4.3% | 7,275 | 15.40 |
| 1961 | 117,000 | — | 7,300 | 16.03 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sugar cane in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka produced 696,971 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Sri Lanka rank in the world for production of sugar cane?

Sri Lanka ranked 55th 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 Sri Lanka changed?

It fell by 27% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 1.5 million t in 1994.

### What is the yield of sugar cane in Sri Lanka?

37.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (696,971 t from 18,842 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

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/pakistan/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/thailand/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/mexico/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/indonesia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/colombia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/united-states/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/australia/)[Guatemala](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/guatemala/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/philippines/)
[All countries producing sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

## Other products of Sri Lanka

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[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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