All sugar crops production in Argentina
In 2024 Argentina produced 12.3 million t of all sugar crops, the 23rd largest in the world (0.55% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 42%. The record was 27.0 million t in 2008. Area harvested: 432,814 ha, yield 28.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 12.3 million t
- World rank
- 23 of 137
- 10-year change
- −42%
- Record
- 27.0 million t
- 2008
All sugar crops in Argentina, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Argentina compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.55%
- 0.97% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 28.3
- world 70.9 (−60%)
- kg per person
- 268
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −42%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ukraine | 12,798,210 | 0.57% |
| 22 | Myanmar | 12,469,027 | 0.56% |
| 23 | Argentina | 12,255,902 | 0.55% |
| 24 | Peru | 12,038,562 | 0.54% |
| 25 | Vietnam | 11,843,773 | 0.53% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Argentina is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,255,902 | −15% | 432,814 | 28.32 |
| 2023 | 14,486,707 | −6.5% | 467,330 | 31.00 |
| 2022 | 15,500,000 | −6.2% | 457,599 | 33.87 |
| 2021 | 16,530,000 | −5.5% | 444,943 | 37.15 |
| 2020 | 17,500,000 | −4.1% | 427,845 | 40.90 |
| 2019 | 18,251,074 | −1.8% | 416,018 | 43.87 |
| 2018 | 18,579,894 | −1.7% | 396,737 | 46.83 |
| 2017 | 18,899,810 | +2.5% | 381,816 | 49.50 |
| 2016 | 18,436,082 | +3.2% | 384,129 | 47.99 |
| 2015 | 17,872,791 | −15% | 385,000 | 46.42 |
| 2014 | 21,031,320 | −11% | 376,318 | 55.89 |
| 2013 | 23,700,000 | +20% | 370,000 | 64.05 |
| 2012 | 19,766,388 | −0.2% | 360,000 | 54.91 |
| 2011 | 19,806,890 | +4.9% | 305,225 | 64.89 |
| 2010 | 18,889,878 | −30% | 275,315 | 68.61 |
| 2009 | 26,960,000 | 0.0% | 345,000 | 78.14 |
| 2008 | 26,960,000 | +13% | 360,000 | 74.89 |
| 2007 | 23,960,000 | −9.4% | 320,000 | 74.88 |
| 2006 | 26,450,000 | +8.4% | 315,000 | 83.97 |
| 2005 | 24,400,000 | +17% | 284,639 | 85.72 |
| 2004 | 20,900,000 | −5.2% | 281,886 | 74.14 |
| 2003 | 22,050,000 | +15% | 295,000 | 74.75 |
| 2002 | 19,250,000 | +2.8% | 294,000 | 65.48 |
| 2001 | 18,720,000 | +1.7% | 292,000 | 64.11 |
| 2000 | 18,400,000 | +10% | 280,000 | 65.71 |
| 1999 | 16,700,000 | −14% | 275,000 | 60.73 |
| 1998 | 19,400,000 | −0.3% | 305,647 | 63.47 |
| 1997 | 19,450,000 | +11% | 298,895 | 65.07 |
| 1996 | 17,600,000 | −0.6% | 296,666 | 59.33 |
| 1995 | 17,700,000 | +16% | 294,941 | 60.01 |
| 1994 | 15,200,000 | +6.7% | 238,973 | 63.61 |
| 1993 | 14,250,000 | −15% | 225,910 | 63.08 |
| 1992 | 16,800,000 | −7.7% | 254,626 | 65.98 |
| 1991 | 18,200,000 | +16% | 292,192 | 62.29 |
| 1990 | 15,700,000 | +15% | 255,649 | 61.41 |
| 1989 | 13,700,000 | −1.7% | 229,300 | 59.75 |
| 1988 | 13,939,000 | −3.7% | 296,700 | 46.98 |
| 1987 | 14,479,000 | +0.1% | 290,200 | 49.89 |
| 1986 | 14,465,000 | +2.6% | 296,250 | 48.83 |
| 1985 | 14,105,000 | −8.6% | 287,600 | 49.04 |
| 1984 | 15,440,000 | +2.5% | 317,600 | 48.61 |
| 1983 | 15,070,000 | +0.2% | 313,400 | 48.09 |
| 1982 | 15,046,000 | −2.9% | 308,500 | 48.77 |
| 1981 | 15,500,000 | −9.9% | 319,800 | 48.47 |
| 1980 | 17,200,000 | +22% | 314,100 | 54.76 |
| 1979 | 14,120,000 | +3.8% | 340,200 | 41.50 |
| 1978 | 13,600,000 | −15% | 343,000 | 39.65 |
| 1977 | 16,000,000 | −0.6% | 350,000 | 45.71 |
| 1976 | 16,100,000 | +3.2% | 339,200 | 47.46 |
| 1975 | 15,600,000 | −5.7% | 293,200 | 53.21 |
| 1974 | 16,536,000 | −2.0% | 298,300 | 55.43 |
| 1973 | 16,870,000 | +31% | 271,800 | 62.07 |
| 1972 | 12,870,000 | +25% | 242,840 | 53.00 |
| 1971 | 10,260,000 | +5.8% | 211,400 | 48.53 |
| 1970 | 9,700,000 | −9.2% | 191,900 | 50.55 |
| 1969 | 10,680,000 | +12% | 195,200 | 54.71 |
| 1968 | 9,500,000 | +11% | 185,200 | 51.30 |
| 1967 | 8,576,000 | −28% | 191,200 | 44.85 |
| 1966 | 11,960,000 | −14% | 242,300 | 49.36 |
| 1965 | 13,950,000 | +18% | 249,800 | 55.84 |
| 1964 | 11,827,000 | −1.0% | 231,000 | 51.20 |
| 1963 | 11,950,000 | +22% | 223,900 | 53.37 |
| 1962 | 9,778,000 | +1.3% | 207,400 | 47.15 |
| 1961 | 9,650,000 | — | 222,700 | 43.33 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Argentina?
Argentina produced 12.3 million t in 2024, 0.55% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Argentina rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Argentina ranked 23rd of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Argentina changed?
It fell by 42% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 27.0 million t in 2008.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Argentina?
28.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (12.3 million t from 432,814 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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 Argentina is estimated 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.