All sugar crops production in Chile
In 2024 Chile produced 849,797 t of all sugar crops, the 81st largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 51%. The record was 3.7 million t in 1995. Area harvested: 8,999 ha, yield 94.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 849,797 t
- World rank
- 81 of 137
- 10-year change
- −51%
- Record
- 3.7 million t
- 1995
All sugar crops in Chile, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Chile compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.08% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 94.4
- world 70.9 (+33%)
- kg per person
- 43.0
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −51%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Cameroon | 872,377 | 0.04% |
| 80 | Hungary | 856,310 | 0.04% |
| 81 | Chile | 849,797 | 0.04% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 696,971 | 0.03% |
| 83 | Congo | 677,152 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Chile is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 849,797 | +41% | 8,999 | 94.43 |
| 2023 | 603,503 | −11% | 5,286 | 114.17 |
| 2022 | 675,150 | −9.5% | 6,356 | 106.22 |
| 2021 | 746,272 | −41% | 7,197 | 103.69 |
| 2020 | 1,259,048 | −4.1% | 11,853 | 106.22 |
| 2019 | 1,313,368 | −45% | 12,919 | 101.66 |
| 2018 | 2,374,496 | +34% | 21,672 | 109.57 |
| 2017 | 1,770,497 | +7.5% | 16,383 | 108.07 |
| 2016 | 1,646,681 | −20% | 17,112 | 96.23 |
| 2015 | 2,069,874 | +20% | 21,803 | 94.94 |
| 2014 | 1,732,032 | −8.1% | 18,335 | 94.47 |
| 2013 | 1,885,621 | +3.4% | 18,039 | 104.53 |
| 2012 | 1,824,001 | −6.5% | 19,495 | 93.56 |
| 2011 | 1,951,066 | +37% | 20,236 | 96.42 |
| 2010 | 1,420,268 | +36% | 16,264 | 87.33 |
| 2009 | 1,042,417 | −14% | 12,869 | 81.00 |
| 2008 | 1,208,496 | −26% | 14,850 | 81.38 |
| 2007 | 1,634,437 | −26% | 20,915 | 78.15 |
| 2006 | 2,199,783 | −15% | 27,670 | 79.50 |
| 2005 | 2,597,771 | +14% | 31,410 | 82.71 |
| 2004 | 2,278,303 | +4.6% | 29,430 | 77.41 |
| 2003 | 2,177,872 | −39% | 27,077 | 80.43 |
| 2002 | 3,554,788 | +10.0% | 47,413 | 74.97 |
| 2001 | 3,232,382 | +4.5% | 46,606 | 69.36 |
| 2000 | 3,092,470 | +1.5% | 48,767 | 63.41 |
| 1999 | 3,047,190 | −1.2% | 50,053 | 60.88 |
| 1998 | 3,085,000 | +14% | 52,039 | 59.28 |
| 1997 | 2,707,000 | −13% | 42,287 | 64.01 |
| 1996 | 3,109,000 | −17% | 50,057 | 62.11 |
| 1995 | 3,744,000 | +5.6% | 53,280 | 70.27 |
| 1994 | 3,547,110 | +4.0% | 52,942 | 67.00 |
| 1993 | 3,410,700 | −5.0% | 52,457 | 65.02 |
| 1992 | 3,588,470 | +67% | 51,920 | 69.12 |
| 1991 | 2,149,820 | −7.6% | 38,760 | 55.46 |
| 1990 | 2,326,479 | −17% | 43,300 | 53.73 |
| 1989 | 2,809,656 | +13% | 51,600 | 54.45 |
| 1988 | 2,487,239 | −6.1% | 48,620 | 51.16 |
| 1987 | 2,649,508 | +0.4% | 53,680 | 49.36 |
| 1986 | 2,638,372 | +24% | 51,280 | 51.45 |
| 1985 | 2,124,421 | −3.2% | 44,120 | 48.15 |
| 1984 | 2,193,990 | +34% | 47,830 | 45.87 |
| 1983 | 1,642,780 | +71% | 35,610 | 46.13 |
| 1982 | 963,020 | −34% | 21,950 | 43.87 |
| 1981 | 1,460,460 | +223% | 36,750 | 39.74 |
| 1980 | 452,187 | −32% | 11,060 | 40.88 |
| 1979 | 661,490 | −21% | 14,874 | 44.47 |
| 1978 | 840,350 | −62% | 21,510 | 39.07 |
| 1977 | 2,208,400 | −3.0% | 56,230 | 39.27 |
| 1976 | 2,276,170 | +41% | 63,800 | 35.68 |
| 1975 | 1,616,720 | +58% | 42,460 | 38.08 |
| 1974 | 1,025,300 | +20% | 27,420 | 37.39 |
| 1973 | 855,949 | −29% | 23,030 | 37.17 |
| 1972 | 1,201,565 | −14% | 31,440 | 38.22 |
| 1971 | 1,390,657 | −16% | 35,140 | 39.57 |
| 1970 | 1,655,113 | +55% | 41,700 | 39.69 |
| 1969 | 1,065,940 | −6.7% | 27,290 | 39.06 |
| 1968 | 1,142,575 | +9.0% | 30,170 | 37.87 |
| 1967 | 1,047,900 | +37% | 28,661 | 36.56 |
| 1966 | 767,613 | +13% | 21,044 | 36.48 |
| 1965 | 681,837 | +11% | 17,957 | 37.97 |
| 1964 | 613,740 | −11% | 18,768 | 32.70 |
| 1963 | 692,288 | +61% | 17,012 | 40.69 |
| 1962 | 430,614 | +71% | 13,341 | 32.28 |
| 1961 | 251,378 | — | 7,763 | 32.38 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Chile?
Chile produced 849,797 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Chile rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Chile ranked 81st 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 Chile changed?
It fell by 51% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 3.7 million t in 1995.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Chile?
94.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (849,797 t from 8,999 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.