All sugar crops production in Canada
In 2024 Canada produced 1.4 million t of all sugar crops, the 68th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 149%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 18,300 ha, yield 79.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.4 million t
- World rank
- 68 of 137
- 10-year change
- +149%
- Record
- 1.4 million t
- 2024
All sugar crops in Canada, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Canada compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.06%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 79.0
- world 70.9 (+11%)
- kg per person
- 36.4
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +149%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Morocco | 1,514,969 | 0.07% |
| 67 | Nigeria | 1,509,133 | 0.07% |
| 68 | Canada | 1,444,887 | 0.06% |
| 69 | Slovakia | 1,388,700 | 0.06% |
| 70 | Fiji | 1,332,000 | 0.06% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Canada is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,444,887 | +23% | 18,300 | 78.96 |
| 2023 | 1,172,372 | −8.3% | 13,200 | 88.82 |
| 2022 | 1,278,613 | +5.6% | 17,200 | 74.34 |
| 2021 | 1,211,304 | +8.7% | 15,400 | 78.66 |
| 2020 | 1,114,300 | +23% | 15,700 | 70.97 |
| 2019 | 903,800 | −34% | 12,400 | 72.89 |
| 2018 | 1,376,700 | +79% | 18,200 | 75.64 |
| 2017 | 771,100 | −5.0% | 10,500 | 73.44 |
| 2016 | 811,900 | +61% | 11,300 | 71.85 |
| 2015 | 503,500 | −13% | 7,300 | 68.97 |
| 2014 | 580,600 | −3.0% | 8,100 | 71.68 |
| 2013 | 598,700 | 0.0% | 8,900 | 67.27 |
| 2012 | 598,700 | −15% | 10,100 | 59.28 |
| 2011 | 703,100 | +38% | 12,100 | 58.11 |
| 2010 | 508,000 | −23% | 11,300 | 44.96 |
| 2009 | 657,700 | +91% | 10,900 | 60.34 |
| 2008 | 344,700 | −55% | 6,900 | 49.96 |
| 2007 | 762,000 | −13% | 13,800 | 55.22 |
| 2006 | 870,900 | +43% | 15,000 | 58.06 |
| 2005 | 607,800 | −18% | 13,400 | 45.36 |
| 2004 | 743,900 | +9.3% | 14,200 | 52.39 |
| 2003 | 680,400 | +97% | 12,100 | 56.23 |
| 2002 | 344,700 | −37% | 10,100 | 34.13 |
| 2001 | 544,300 | −34% | 11,700 | 46.52 |
| 2000 | 821,000 | +10% | 16,600 | 49.46 |
| 1999 | 743,900 | −15% | 17,400 | 42.75 |
| 1998 | 880,000 | +39% | 18,200 | 48.35 |
| 1997 | 635,000 | −39% | 14,160 | 44.84 |
| 1996 | 1,034,200 | +0.7% | 23,350 | 44.29 |
| 1995 | 1,026,900 | −5.9% | 24,700 | 41.57 |
| 1994 | 1,091,300 | +39% | 25,500 | 42.80 |
| 1993 | 782,900 | +0.9% | 22,260 | 35.17 |
| 1992 | 775,700 | −29% | 22,660 | 34.23 |
| 1991 | 1,085,000 | +15% | 24,875 | 43.62 |
| 1990 | 941,700 | +14% | 24,100 | 39.07 |
| 1989 | 828,000 | +15% | 22,600 | 36.64 |
| 1988 | 717,000 | −28% | 20,600 | 34.81 |
| 1987 | 989,000 | +4.6% | 22,600 | 43.76 |
| 1986 | 945,300 | +136% | 23,400 | 40.40 |
| 1985 | 400,000 | −57% | 12,000 | 33.33 |
| 1984 | 925,000 | −21% | 27,400 | 33.76 |
| 1983 | 1,167,400 | +14% | 30,900 | 37.78 |
| 1982 | 1,024,000 | −16% | 28,700 | 35.68 |
| 1981 | 1,215,500 | +38% | 29,290 | 41.50 |
| 1980 | 881,100 | +3.0% | 26,570 | 33.16 |
| 1979 | 855,400 | −9.6% | 23,760 | 36.00 |
| 1978 | 946,552 | −6.4% | 24,710 | 38.31 |
| 1977 | 1,010,842 | −13% | 25,600 | 39.49 |
| 1976 | 1,158,400 | +23% | 32,100 | 36.09 |
| 1975 | 942,594 | +25% | 32,166 | 29.30 |
| 1974 | 751,592 | −17% | 27,335 | 27.50 |
| 1973 | 901,900 | −7.1% | 27,777 | 32.47 |
| 1972 | 970,455 | −12% | 31,407 | 30.90 |
| 1971 | 1,103,100 | +33% | 32,818 | 33.61 |
| 1970 | 831,802 | −15% | 27,830 | 29.89 |
| 1969 | 978,140 | −1.8% | 32,061 | 30.51 |
| 1968 | 996,289 | +1.6% | 32,239 | 30.90 |
| 1967 | 980,740 | −7.2% | 33,712 | 29.09 |
| 1966 | 1,057,367 | +2.0% | 32,889 | 32.15 |
| 1965 | 1,036,309 | −12% | 34,407 | 30.12 |
| 1964 | 1,177,440 | +0.9% | 40,999 | 28.72 |
| 1963 | 1,166,404 | +16% | 38,535 | 30.27 |
| 1962 | 1,003,070 | −0.0% | 34,267 | 29.27 |
| 1961 | 1,003,075 | — | 34,368 | 29.19 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Canada?
Canada produced 1.4 million t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Canada rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Canada ranked 68th 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 Canada changed?
It rose by 149% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Canada?
79.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.4 million t from 18,300 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. 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.