All sugar crops production in Indonesia
In 2024 Indonesia produced 32.2 million t of all sugar crops, the 11th largest in the world (1.44% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 18%. The record was 33.3 million t in 1993. Area harvested: 595,128 ha, yield 54.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 32.2 million t
- World rank
- 11 of 137
- 10-year change
- +18%
- Record
- 33.3 million t
- 1993
All sugar crops in Indonesia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Indonesia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.4%
- 1.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 54.1
- world 70.9 (−24%)
- kg per person
- 114
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +18%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Germany | 36,682,200 | 1.6% |
| 10 | France | 32,594,090 | 1.5% |
| 11 | Indonesia | 32,200,734 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Colombia | 31,887,701 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Australia | 29,872,456 | 1.3% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Indonesia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32,200,734 | +3.2% | 595,128 | 54.11 |
| 2023 | 31,202,561 | −4.3% | 582,295 | 53.59 |
| 2022 | 32,603,698 | +0.6% | 594,439 | 54.85 |
| 2021 | 32,395,944 | +9.8% | 518,852 | 62.44 |
| 2020 | 29,508,039 | +0.7% | 493,257 | 59.82 |
| 2019 | 29,307,112 | −1.3% | 486,904 | 60.19 |
| 2018 | 29,700,732 | +5.3% | 487,158 | 60.97 |
| 2017 | 28,208,917 | −0.0% | 494,606 | 57.03 |
| 2016 | 28,211,688 | +3.7% | 522,945 | 53.95 |
| 2015 | 27,195,442 | −0.5% | 526,179 | 51.68 |
| 2014 | 27,319,620 | −4.5% | 550,100 | 49.66 |
| 2013 | 28,620,000 | −1.0% | 549,941 | 52.04 |
| 2012 | 28,900,000 | +19% | 517,658 | 55.83 |
| 2011 | 24,200,000 | −9.6% | 509,000 | 47.54 |
| 2010 | 26,780,000 | +0.7% | 503,600 | 53.18 |
| 2009 | 26,590,000 | +3.0% | 511,440 | 51.99 |
| 2008 | 25,805,000 | +1.6% | 511,505 | 50.45 |
| 2007 | 25,405,000 | −14% | 502,799 | 50.53 |
| 2006 | 29,405,000 | −0.3% | 471,441 | 62.37 |
| 2005 | 29,505,000 | +9.5% | 457,083 | 64.55 |
| 2004 | 26,955,000 | +9.1% | 419,793 | 64.21 |
| 2003 | 24,705,000 | −4.0% | 410,725 | 60.15 |
| 2002 | 25,735,000 | +1.4% | 425,723 | 60.45 |
| 2001 | 25,390,000 | +5.3% | 461,084 | 55.07 |
| 2000 | 24,105,000 | +1.7% | 440,962 | 54.66 |
| 1999 | 23,705,000 | −16% | 466,100 | 50.86 |
| 1998 | 28,156,094 | +0.8% | 480,275 | 58.62 |
| 1997 | 27,943,775 | −5.8% | 452,615 | 61.74 |
| 1996 | 29,670,062 | +1.5% | 510,477 | 58.12 |
| 1995 | 29,228,800 | −12% | 503,990 | 57.99 |
| 1994 | 33,107,000 | −0.5% | 527,200 | 62.80 |
| 1993 | 33,269,000 | +3.2% | 525,634 | 63.29 |
| 1992 | 32,250,000 | +14% | 494,543 | 65.21 |
| 1991 | 28,383,008 | +0.6% | 465,000 | 61.04 |
| 1990 | 28,219,632 | +4.3% | 441,000 | 63.99 |
| 1989 | 27,052,320 | −4.1% | 435,925 | 62.06 |
| 1988 | 28,195,360 | +7.0% | 432,000 | 65.27 |
| 1987 | 26,360,736 | +6.2% | 402,000 | 65.57 |
| 1986 | 24,828,384 | +8.7% | 390,972 | 63.50 |
| 1985 | 22,841,168 | −1.4% | 361,294 | 63.22 |
| 1984 | 23,177,136 | −6.0% | 319,422 | 72.56 |
| 1983 | 24,660,496 | +12% | 339,260 | 72.69 |
| 1982 | 22,004,096 | −2.3% | 339,000 | 64.91 |
| 1981 | 22,511,808 | +30% | 277,100 | 81.24 |
| 1980 | 17,333,296 | −10% | 269,000 | 64.44 |
| 1979 | 19,278,008 | −1.3% | 257,000 | 75.01 |
| 1978 | 19,529,000 | +32% | 231,000 | 84.54 |
| 1977 | 14,746,280 | +3.0% | 217,000 | 67.96 |
| 1976 | 14,314,480 | +7.0% | 228,000 | 62.78 |
| 1975 | 13,379,200 | −3.1% | 225,000 | 59.46 |
| 1974 | 13,800,500 | +24% | 239,700 | 57.57 |
| 1973 | 11,154,800 | −7.2% | 208,300 | 53.55 |
| 1972 | 12,014,600 | +3.7% | 220,800 | 54.41 |
| 1971 | 11,582,900 | +15% | 213,400 | 54.28 |
| 1970 | 10,096,900 | −2.3% | 209,200 | 48.26 |
| 1969 | 10,331,100 | +12% | 203,700 | 50.72 |
| 1968 | 9,192,300 | −13% | 200,400 | 45.87 |
| 1967 | 10,526,700 | +6.8% | 201,000 | 52.37 |
| 1966 | 9,854,900 | −14% | 188,800 | 52.20 |
| 1965 | 11,519,800 | +2.4% | 204,000 | 56.47 |
| 1964 | 11,244,400 | +22% | 198,000 | 56.79 |
| 1963 | 9,234,500 | −12% | 176,000 | 52.47 |
| 1962 | 10,476,100 | −6.3% | 181,000 | 57.88 |
| 1961 | 11,186,200 | — | 182,000 | 61.46 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Indonesia?
Indonesia produced 32.2 million t in 2024, 1.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Indonesia rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Indonesia ranked 11th 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 Indonesia changed?
It rose by 18% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 33.3 million t in 1993.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Indonesia?
54.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (32.2 million t from 595,128 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 Indonesia 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.

