> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024474,537 t
World rank62 of 94
10-year change−12%
Record11.3 million t1977

## Sugar cane in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Taiwan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.02%0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha66.6world 72.5 (−8.1%)
kg per person20.4world 238
10-year change−12%world +2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 60 | [Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/burkina-faso/) | 516,138 | 0.03% |
| 61 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/niger/) | 476,922 | 0.02% |
| 62 | **Taiwan** | 474,537 | 0.02% |
| 63 | [Jamaica](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/jamaica/) | 428,896 | 0.02% |
| 64 | [Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/morocco/) | 366,460 | 0.02% |

[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; 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

[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/)

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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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