> In 2024 Italy produced 1.5 million t of all sugar crops, the 65th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 59%.

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# All sugar crops production in Italy

In 2024 Italy produced 1.5 million t of all sugar crops, the 65th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 59%. The record was 17.5 million t in 1981. Area harvested: 29,230 ha, yield 52.5 t/ha.

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Production, 20241.5 million t
World rank65 of 137
10-year change−59%
Record17.5 million t1981

## All sugar crops in Italy, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Italy compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.07%0.18% in 2014
Yield, t/ha52.5world 70.9 (−26%)
kg per person25.9world 274
10-year change−59%world +3.5%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 63 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/laos/) | 1,643,600 | 0.07% |
| 64 | [Haiti](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/haiti/) | 1,539,615 | 0.07% |
| 65 | **Italy** | 1,534,440 | 0.07% |
| 66 | [Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/morocco/) | 1,514,969 | 0.07% |
| 67 | [Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/nigeria/) | 1,509,133 | 0.07% |

[Full ranking of 137 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/)

### Map of world production of sugar crops

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Italy is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,534,440 | +9.7% | 29,230 | 52.50 |
| 2023 | 1,398,540 | +26% | 23,490 | 59.54 |
| 2022 | 1,110,280 | −27% | 25,790 | 43.05 |
| 2021 | 1,510,710 | −17% | 27,910 | 54.13 |
| 2020 | 1,831,090 | +2.9% | 27,270 | 67.15 |
| 2019 | 1,779,130 | −8.4% | 29,970 | 59.36 |
| 2018 | 1,941,480 | −21% | 34,410 | 56.42 |
| 2017 | 2,453,568 | +20% | 37,972 | 64.62 |
| 2016 | 2,046,297 | −6.3% | 32,297 | 63.36 |
| 2015 | 2,183,878 | −42% | 38,124 | 57.28 |
| 2014 | 3,784,435 | +75% | 51,986 | 72.80 |
| 2013 | 2,159,381 | −13% | 40,712 | 53.04 |
| 2012 | 2,492,466 | −30% | 53,514 | 46.58 |
| 2011 | 3,547,946 | −0.1% | 62,235 | 57.01 |
| 2010 | 3,550,100 | +7.3% | 62,700 | 56.62 |
| 2009 | 3,307,681 | −6.1% | 60,614 | 54.57 |
| 2008 | 3,520,855 | −25% | 61,173 | 57.56 |
| 2007 | 4,670,302 | −2.1% | 86,275 | 54.13 |
| 2006 | 4,769,614 | −66% | 91,230 | 52.28 |
| 2005 | 14,155,683 | +67% | 253,043 | 55.94 |
| 2004 | 8,473,024 | +19% | 185,805 | 45.60 |
| 2003 | 7,136,499 | −44% | 214,172 | 33.32 |
| 2002 | 12,726,038 | +28% | 242,000 | 52.59 |
| 2001 | 9,916,000 | −20% | 246,445 | 40.24 |
| 2000 | 12,370,000 | −15% | 267,511 | 46.24 |
| 1999 | 14,505,400 | +8.4% | 283,785 | 51.11 |
| 1998 | 13,381,800 | −3.0% | 288,000 | 46.46 |
| 1997 | 13,802,671 | +14% | 295,209 | 46.76 |
| 1996 | 12,114,200 | −8.1% | 258,000 | 46.95 |
| 1995 | 13,188,320 | +4.4% | 283,993 | 46.44 |
| 1994 | 12,629,340 | +14% | 282,109 | 44.77 |
| 1993 | 11,065,100 | −24% | 276,204 | 40.06 |
| 1992 | 14,629,669 | +22% | 296,259 | 49.38 |
| 1991 | 11,975,220 | +1.8% | 276,688 | 43.28 |
| 1990 | 11,768,400 | −30% | 274,000 | 42.95 |
| 1989 | 16,890,704 | +25% | 301,817 | 55.96 |
| 1988 | 13,540,600 | −12% | 275,784 | 49.10 |
| 1987 | 15,325,200 | +2.5% | 301,709 | 50.79 |
| 1986 | 14,957,800 | +56% | 312,117 | 47.92 |
| 1985 | 9,567,200 | −17% | 232,231 | 41.20 |
| 1984 | 11,489,700 | +14% | 225,101 | 51.04 |
| 1983 | 10,084,100 | −12% | 231,552 | 43.55 |
| 1982 | 11,396,500 | −35% | 273,048 | 41.74 |
| 1981 | 17,499,696 | +30% | 329,996 | 53.03 |
| 1980 | 13,477,600 | +1.8% | 291,292 | 46.27 |
| 1979 | 13,236,400 | +17% | 285,320 | 46.39 |
| 1978 | 11,329,100 | −0.2% | 265,385 | 42.69 |
| 1977 | 11,346,400 | −25% | 254,286 | 44.62 |
| 1976 | 15,149,200 | +23% | 305,421 | 49.60 |
| 1975 | 12,345,500 | +63% | 271,458 | 45.48 |
| 1974 | 7,581,700 | −18% | 195,967 | 38.69 |
| 1973 | 9,202,800 | −18% | 234,854 | 39.19 |
| 1972 | 11,177,100 | +27% | 249,874 | 44.73 |
| 1971 | 8,776,200 | −7.8% | 253,853 | 34.57 |
| 1970 | 9,518,000 | −10.0% | 280,560 | 33.93 |
| 1969 | 10,570,900 | −7.7% | 290,567 | 36.38 |
| 1968 | 11,456,700 | −15% | 305,796 | 37.47 |
| 1967 | 13,507,100 | +20% | 345,332 | 39.11 |
| 1966 | 11,258,800 | +24% | 298,125 | 37.77 |
| 1965 | 9,078,800 | +14% | 281,907 | 32.20 |
| 1964 | 7,966,300 | +1.1% | 231,044 | 34.48 |
| 1963 | 7,882,100 | +10% | 229,500 | 34.34 |
| 1962 | 7,147,600 | +1.1% | 225,500 | 31.70 |
| 1961 | 7,070,900 | — | 226,584 | 31.21 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sugar crops in Italy?

Italy produced 1.5 million t in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Italy rank in the world for production of sugar crops?

Italy ranked 65th 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 Italy changed?

It fell by 59% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 17.5 million t in 1981.

### What is the yield of sugar crops in Italy?

52.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.5 million t from 29,230 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

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/pakistan/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/thailand/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/united-states/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/russia/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/germany/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/france/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/indonesia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/colombia/)
[All countries producing all sugar crops](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/)

## Other products of Italy

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[Agricultural production in Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/country/italy/)

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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