> In 2024 Zambia produced 4.9 million t of sugar cane, the 31st largest in the world (0.25% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.4%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/zambia/

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# Sugar cane production in Zambia

In 2024 Zambia produced 4.9 million t of sugar cane, the 31st largest in the world (0.25% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.4%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 47,200 ha, yield 103.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/sugar-cane/)[Market prices in Zambia](https://husfarm.com/country/zambia/)

Production, 20244.9 million t
World rank31 of 94
10-year change+6.4%
Record4.9 million t2024

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

## Zambia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.25%0.24% in 2014
Yield, t/ha103.7world 72.5 (+43%)
kg per person230world 238
10-year change+6.4%world +2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 | [Eswatini](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/eswatini/) | 5,534,000 | 0.29% |
| 30 | [Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/dominican-republic/) | 4,948,100 | 0.26% |
| 31 | **Zambia** | 4,893,717 | 0.25% |
| 32 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/sudan/) | 4,220,463 | 0.22% |
| 33 | [Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/costa-rica/) | 4,139,275 | 0.21% |

[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; Zambia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 4,893,717 | +3.0% | 47,200 | 103.68 |
| 2023 | 4,750,000 | +4.4% | 45,800 | 103.71 |
| 2022 | 4,550,000 | +7.1% | 43,859 | 103.74 |
| 2021 | 4,250,000 | −5.1% | 40,944 | 103.80 |
| 2020 | 4,479,027 | −4.3% | 43,190 | 103.71 |
| 2019 | 4,682,000 | +1.1% | 45,100 | 103.81 |
| 2018 | 4,630,000 | +5.4% | 44,527 | 103.98 |
| 2017 | 4,391,847 | +7.6% | 42,163 | 104.16 |
| 2016 | 4,083,000 | −1.7% | 39,156 | 104.28 |
| 2015 | 4,155,000 | −9.7% | 39,933 | 104.05 |
| 2014 | 4,600,000 | 0.0% | 44,488 | 103.40 |
| 2013 | 4,600,000 | +7.0% | 45,000 | 102.22 |
| 2012 | 4,300,000 | +2.4% | 43,000 | 100.00 |
| 2011 | 4,200,000 | +14% | 40,000 | 105.00 |
| 2010 | 3,700,000 | +16% | 35,000 | 105.71 |
| 2009 | 3,200,000 | +56% | 30,500 | 104.92 |
| 2008 | 2,050,000 | −16% | 19,500 | 105.13 |
| 2007 | 2,430,000 | −0.8% | 24,000 | 101.25 |
| 2006 | 2,450,000 | +6.5% | 24,000 | 102.08 |
| 2005 | 2,300,000 | −2.1% | 22,000 | 104.55 |
| 2004 | 2,350,000 | +2.2% | 22,500 | 104.44 |
| 2003 | 2,300,000 | 0.0% | 22,000 | 104.55 |
| 2002 | 2,300,000 | +15% | 22,000 | 104.55 |
| 2001 | 2,000,000 | +25% | 19,000 | 105.26 |
| 2000 | 1,600,000 | −3.0% | 15,000 | 106.67 |
| 1999 | 1,650,000 | +6.5% | 16,000 | 103.13 |
| 1998 | 1,550,000 | +3.3% | 15,000 | 103.33 |
| 1997 | 1,500,000 | +7.1% | 14,000 | 107.14 |
| 1996 | 1,400,000 | +6.9% | 13,000 | 107.69 |
| 1995 | 1,310,000 | −0.1% | 12,000 | 109.17 |
| 1994 | 1,311,000 | +7.5% | 11,986 | 109.38 |
| 1993 | 1,220,040 | −6.2% | 11,497 | 106.12 |
| 1992 | 1,300,000 | +13% | 13,500 | 96.30 |
| 1991 | 1,150,000 | +2.1% | 12,000 | 95.83 |
| 1990 | 1,126,540 | −0.9% | 11,974 | 94.08 |
| 1989 | 1,136,963 | −14% | 12,146 | 93.61 |
| 1988 | 1,321,838 | +6.5% | 11,742 | 112.57 |
| 1987 | 1,241,327 | +5.8% | 10,861 | 114.29 |
| 1986 | 1,173,660 | −2.8% | 9,667 | 121.41 |
| 1985 | 1,207,262 | +2.4% | 10,227 | 118.05 |
| 1984 | 1,178,516 | +8.5% | 9,672 | 121.85 |
| 1983 | 1,086,165 | +7.5% | 9,468 | 114.72 |
| 1982 | 1,010,473 | +13% | 9,721 | 103.95 |
| 1981 | 893,178 | −2.9% | 10,034 | 89.02 |
| 1980 | 919,717 | +3.6% | 9,423 | 97.60 |
| 1979 | 887,515 | +15% | 9,421 | 94.21 |
| 1978 | 774,811 | +12% | 6,420 | 120.69 |
| 1977 | 691,369 | −11% | 6,079 | 113.73 |
| 1976 | 779,611 | +1.5% | 7,156 | 108.95 |
| 1975 | 768,153 | +35% | 7,019 | 109.44 |
| 1974 | 570,243 | +17% | 5,328 | 107.03 |
| 1973 | 487,693 | +23% | 4,251 | 114.72 |
| 1972 | 397,363 | +20% | 3,665 | 108.42 |
| 1971 | 330,737 | +2.8% | 3,574 | 92.54 |
| 1970 | 321,586 | +25% | 2,872 | 111.97 |
| 1969 | 256,701 | +42% | 2,453 | 104.65 |
| 1968 | 181,204 | — | 1,457 | 124.37 |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1 t USD 0
Exporter rank56 of 56
Imports12 t USD 9,000
Importer rank57 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](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sugar cane in Zambia?

Zambia produced 4.9 million t in 2024, 0.25% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Zambia ranked 31st 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 Zambia changed?

It rose by 6.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.

### What is the yield of sugar cane in Zambia?

103.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (4.9 million t from 47,200 ha), against a world average of 72.5 t/ha.

### Does Zambia export or import sugar cane?

In 2024 Zambia reported exports of 1 t (USD 0) and imports of 12 t (USD 9,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### 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 Zambia 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/)

## Other products of Zambia

[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/zambia/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/zambia/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/zambia/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/zambia/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/zambia/)[Beef (cattle meat)](https://husfarm.com/production/beef/zambia/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/zambia/)[Wheat](https://husfarm.com/production/wheat/zambia/)[Soybeans](https://husfarm.com/production/soybeans/zambia/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/zambia/)[Groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/zambia/)[Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-tropical-fruits/zambia/)
[Agricultural production in Zambia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/zambia/)

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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