Sugar cane production in Taiwan
In 2024 Taiwan produced 474,537 t of sugar cane, the 62nd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 11.3 million t in 1977. Area harvested: 7,122 ha, yield 66.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 474,537 t
- World rank
- 62 of 94
- 10-year change
- −12%
- Record
- 11.3 million t
- 1977
Sugar cane in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Taiwan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 66.6
- world 72.5 (−8.1%)
- kg per person
- 20.4
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −12%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Niger | 476,922 | 0.02% |
| 62 | Taiwan | 474,537 | 0.02% |
| 63 | Jamaica | 428,896 | 0.02% |
| 64 | Morocco | 366,460 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Taiwan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 474,537 | −6.9% | 7,122 | 66.63 |
| 2023 | 509,526 | −1.2% | 6,692 | 76.14 |
| 2022 | 515,779 | −13% | 7,915 | 65.16 |
| 2021 | 594,724 | +12% | 8,499 | 69.98 |
| 2020 | 530,796 | −7.7% | 8,476 | 62.62 |
| 2019 | 575,347 | −7.5% | 8,653 | 66.49 |
| 2018 | 621,871 | +24% | 9,133 | 68.09 |
| 2017 | 501,705 | −13% | 8,242 | 60.87 |
| 2016 | 573,445 | −14% | 9,642 | 59.47 |
| 2015 | 664,911 | +23% | 9,466 | 70.24 |
| 2014 | 542,169 | +1.6% | 7,938 | 68.30 |
| 2013 | 533,638 | −7.6% | 8,453 | 63.13 |
| 2012 | 577,517 | −16% | 8,673 | 66.59 |
| 2011 | 688,560 | −3.4% | 9,195 | 74.88 |
| 2010 | 712,483 | +7.3% | 9,824 | 72.52 |
| 2009 | 664,272 | −13% | 10,112 | 65.69 |
| 2008 | 765,502 | −2.0% | 10,520 | 72.77 |
| 2007 | 780,917 | +9.3% | 10,643 | 73.37 |
| 2006 | 714,257 | −24% | 10,980 | 65.05 |
| 2005 | 940,212 | −21% | 11,377 | 82.64 |
| 2004 | 1,195,050 | −34% | 14,889 | 80.26 |
| 2003 | 1,804,300 | −14% | 22,800 | 79.14 |
| 2002 | 2,095,731 | −9.0% | 27,300 | 76.77 |
| 2001 | 2,302,989 | −24% | 33,008 | 69.77 |
| 2000 | 3,018,730 | −11% | 38,414 | 78.58 |
| 1999 | 3,405,490 | −9.6% | 42,379 | 80.36 |
| 1998 | 3,766,023 | −8.4% | 47,635 | 79.06 |
| 1997 | 4,112,389 | −6.2% | 50,215 | 81.90 |
| 1996 | 4,384,248 | −9.8% | 54,372 | 80.63 |
| 1995 | 4,861,810 | −12% | 60,556 | 80.29 |
| 1994 | 5,503,571 | +15% | 62,908 | 87.49 |
| 1993 | 4,803,310 | −18% | 64,703 | 74.24 |
| 1992 | 5,857,553 | +22% | 64,097 | 91.39 |
| 1991 | 4,796,722 | −18% | 63,400 | 75.66 |
| 1990 | 5,830,923 | −15% | 68,677 | 84.90 |
| 1989 | 6,850,546 | −2.1% | 70,362 | 97.36 |
| 1988 | 6,998,396 | +28% | 74,000 | 94.57 |
| 1987 | 5,448,497 | −13% | 67,264 | 81.00 |
| 1986 | 6,264,304 | −13% | 68,885 | 90.94 |
| 1985 | 7,162,107 | +3.0% | 87,459 | 81.89 |
| 1984 | 6,951,028 | −7.1% | 86,854 | 80.03 |
| 1983 | 7,482,834 | −13% | 95,346 | 78.48 |
| 1982 | 8,604,381 | −1.2% | 105,882 | 81.26 |
| 1981 | 8,711,599 | −5.0% | 107,266 | 81.21 |
| 1980 | 9,170,581 | −5.2% | 112,314 | 81.65 |
| 1979 | 9,678,369 | +17% | 110,565 | 87.54 |
| 1978 | 8,277,383 | −27% | 110,622 | 74.83 |
| 1977 | 11,300,858 | +26% | 123,072 | 91.82 |
| 1976 | 8,980,645 | +14% | 112,600 | 79.76 |
| 1975 | 7,898,424 | −14% | 102,899 | 76.76 |
| 1974 | 9,145,997 | +18% | 104,100 | 87.86 |
| 1973 | 7,764,166 | +5.4% | 102,326 | 75.88 |
| 1972 | 7,369,093 | −9.7% | 94,715 | 77.80 |
| 1971 | 8,163,416 | +31% | 93,303 | 87.49 |
| 1970 | 6,245,958 | −14% | 90,262 | 69.20 |
| 1969 | 7,241,520 | −15% | 97,281 | 74.44 |
| 1968 | 8,547,400 | +22% | 100,248 | 85.26 |
| 1967 | 7,001,630 | −24% | 94,252 | 74.29 |
| 1966 | 9,169,770 | −5.7% | 109,584 | 83.68 |
| 1965 | 9,728,700 | +39% | 114,628 | 84.87 |
| 1964 | 7,004,854 | +3.7% | 99,183 | 70.63 |
| 1963 | 6,755,029 | +5.8% | 98,482 | 68.59 |
| 1962 | 6,386,314 | −22% | 97,600 | 65.43 |
| 1961 | 8,147,894 | — | 104,100 | 78.27 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Taiwan?
Taiwan produced 474,537 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Taiwan rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Taiwan ranked 62nd 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 Taiwan changed?
It fell by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 11.3 million t in 1977.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Taiwan?
66.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (474,537 t from 7,122 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 Taiwan 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.