Sugar cane production in Venezuela
In 2024 Venezuela produced 3.7 million t of sugar cane, the 34th largest in the world (0.19% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 44%. The record was 10.0 million t in 2003. Area harvested: 53,542 ha, yield 68.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.7 million t
- World rank
- 34 of 94
- 10-year change
- −44%
- Record
- 10.0 million t
- 2003
Sugar cane in Venezuela, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Venezuela compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.19%
- 0.34% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 68.3
- world 72.5 (−5.8%)
- kg per person
- 129
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −44%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Sudan | 4,220,463 | 0.22% |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 4,139,275 | 0.21% |
| 34 | Venezuela | 3,657,766 | 0.19% |
| 35 | Tanzania | 3,343,955 | 0.17% |
| 36 | Madagascar | 3,162,265 | 0.16% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Venezuela is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,657,766 | +3.3% | 53,542 | 68.32 |
| 2023 | 3,539,546 | +26% | 48,211 | 73.42 |
| 2022 | 2,814,056 | −25% | 52,491 | 53.61 |
| 2021 | 3,755,880 | +13% | 67,245 | 55.85 |
| 2020 | 3,335,090 | +7.4% | 58,528 | 56.98 |
| 2019 | 3,104,097 | −3.2% | 65,971 | 47.05 |
| 2018 | 3,206,225 | −19% | 58,977 | 54.36 |
| 2017 | 3,973,251 | +8.2% | 72,831 | 54.55 |
| 2016 | 3,673,714 | −34% | 57,894 | 63.46 |
| 2015 | 5,569,497 | −14% | 98,416 | 56.59 |
| 2014 | 6,483,755 | −8.1% | 102,877 | 63.02 |
| 2013 | 7,055,102 | −3.4% | 112,414 | 62.76 |
| 2012 | 7,301,702 | +8.7% | 107,505 | 67.92 |
| 2011 | 6,716,379 | −1.8% | 102,083 | 65.79 |
| 2010 | 6,842,180 | −16% | 106,286 | 64.38 |
| 2009 | 8,134,111 | −6.5% | 119,146 | 68.27 |
| 2008 | 8,701,047 | −10% | 121,083 | 71.86 |
| 2007 | 9,690,791 | +3.9% | 128,314 | 75.52 |
| 2006 | 9,322,937 | −3.4% | 123,470 | 75.51 |
| 2005 | 9,654,393 | +9.5% | 139,878 | 69.02 |
| 2004 | 8,814,248 | −11% | 125,446 | 70.26 |
| 2003 | 9,950,078 | +17% | 147,352 | 67.53 |
| 2002 | 8,525,815 | −3.8% | 128,019 | 66.60 |
| 2001 | 8,862,621 | +0.4% | 137,794 | 64.32 |
| 2000 | 8,831,523 | +3.9% | 128,605 | 68.67 |
| 1999 | 8,501,109 | +4.8% | 127,183 | 66.84 |
| 1998 | 8,111,023 | +26% | 130,848 | 61.99 |
| 1997 | 6,428,958 | +0.1% | 104,214 | 61.69 |
| 1996 | 6,424,319 | +4.5% | 104,414 | 61.53 |
| 1995 | 6,148,412 | −5.7% | 101,237 | 60.73 |
| 1994 | 6,521,848 | −9.4% | 107,368 | 60.74 |
| 1993 | 7,200,651 | −2.0% | 118,561 | 60.73 |
| 1992 | 7,349,498 | +6.3% | 120,879 | 60.80 |
| 1991 | 6,911,280 | +4.4% | 113,828 | 60.72 |
| 1990 | 6,618,905 | −15% | 101,751 | 65.05 |
| 1989 | 7,808,761 | −6.3% | 115,461 | 67.63 |
| 1988 | 8,332,537 | +3.7% | 117,023 | 71.20 |
| 1987 | 8,035,972 | +9.2% | 117,430 | 68.43 |
| 1986 | 7,361,059 | +30% | 104,560 | 70.40 |
| 1985 | 5,673,165 | +19% | 87,279 | 65.00 |
| 1984 | 4,757,379 | −1.2% | 78,779 | 60.39 |
| 1983 | 4,815,887 | −10% | 79,979 | 60.21 |
| 1982 | 5,371,624 | +19% | 80,890 | 66.41 |
| 1981 | 4,531,369 | −9.1% | 73,726 | 61.46 |
| 1980 | 4,986,518 | +4.6% | 77,140 | 64.64 |
| 1979 | 4,769,354 | −1.2% | 68,673 | 69.45 |
| 1978 | 4,828,402 | −9.9% | 74,532 | 64.78 |
| 1977 | 5,356,457 | −11% | 84,059 | 63.72 |
| 1976 | 6,000,599 | +9.4% | 81,826 | 73.33 |
| 1975 | 5,486,162 | −6.3% | 77,151 | 71.11 |
| 1974 | 5,856,497 | +12% | 75,977 | 77.08 |
| 1973 | 5,240,675 | −8.6% | 69,601 | 75.30 |
| 1972 | 5,736,436 | +11% | 73,610 | 77.93 |
| 1971 | 5,152,106 | +5.0% | 66,017 | 78.04 |
| 1970 | 4,908,737 | +15% | 61,246 | 80.15 |
| 1969 | 4,251,695 | +14% | 53,895 | 78.89 |
| 1968 | 3,727,572 | −11% | 49,229 | 75.72 |
| 1967 | 4,185,940 | +3.8% | 52,101 | 80.34 |
| 1966 | 4,034,353 | +8.9% | 52,640 | 76.64 |
| 1965 | 3,704,424 | +15% | 50,613 | 73.19 |
| 1964 | 3,227,409 | +15% | 46,591 | 69.27 |
| 1963 | 2,813,223 | +6.9% | 42,850 | 65.65 |
| 1962 | 2,632,476 | +4.5% | 39,542 | 66.57 |
| 1961 | 2,519,028 | — | 40,329 | 62.46 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Venezuela?
Venezuela produced 3.7 million t in 2024, 0.19% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Venezuela rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Venezuela ranked 34th 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 Venezuela changed?
It fell by 44% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 10.0 million t in 2003.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Venezuela?
68.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.7 million t from 53,542 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 Venezuela 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.