All sugar crops production in Thailand
In 2024 Thailand produced 82.4 million t of all sugar crops, the 5th largest in the world (3.69% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 21%. The record was 135 million t in 2018. Area harvested: 1.5 million ha, yield 55.3 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 82.4 million t
- World rank
- 5 of 137
- 10-year change
- −21%
- Record
- 135 million t
- 2018
All sugar crops in Thailand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Thailand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.7%
- 4.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 55.3
- world 70.9 (−22%)
- kg per person
- 1,150
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −21%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | China | 114,505,600 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Pakistan | 84,268,665 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Thailand | 82,435,400 | 3.7% |
| 6 | United States | 63,613,610 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Mexico | 53,052,260 | 2.4% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82,435,400 | −12% | 1,491,200 | 55.28 |
| 2023 | 93,981,770 | +2.0% | 1,638,400 | 57.36 |
| 2022 | 92,162,730 | +38% | 1,427,200 | 64.58 |
| 2021 | 66,725,460 | −11% | 1,369,600 | 48.72 |
| 2020 | 74,968,070 | −43% | 1,714,135 | 43.74 |
| 2019 | 131,002,173 | −3.0% | 1,835,085 | 71.39 |
| 2018 | 135,073,799 | +45% | 1,790,208 | 75.45 |
| 2017 | 93,088,464 | −1.1% | 1,403,520 | 66.33 |
| 2016 | 94,138,465 | 0.0% | 1,433,120 | 65.69 |
| 2015 | 94,138,465 | −9.2% | 1,400,748 | 67.21 |
| 2014 | 103,697,005 | +3.6% | 1,353,025 | 76.64 |
| 2013 | 100,095,580 | +1.7% | 1,321,595 | 75.74 |
| 2012 | 98,400,465 | +2.6% | 1,282,082 | 76.75 |
| 2011 | 95,950,416 | +39% | 1,259,240 | 76.20 |
| 2010 | 68,807,800 | +3.0% | 1,009,583 | 68.15 |
| 2009 | 66,816,446 | −9.1% | 963,646 | 69.34 |
| 2008 | 73,501,611 | +14% | 1,054,108 | 69.73 |
| 2007 | 64,365,482 | +35% | 1,010,287 | 63.71 |
| 2006 | 47,658,097 | −3.9% | 965,333 | 49.37 |
| 2005 | 49,586,360 | −24% | 1,067,244 | 46.46 |
| 2004 | 64,995,741 | −12% | 1,121,897 | 57.93 |
| 2003 | 74,258,521 | +24% | 1,139,289 | 65.18 |
| 2002 | 60,012,977 | +21% | 1,011,169 | 59.35 |
| 2001 | 49,562,886 | −8.3% | 877,023 | 56.51 |
| 2000 | 54,052,125 | +7.4% | 913,639 | 59.16 |
| 1999 | 50,331,567 | +16% | 917,532 | 54.86 |
| 1998 | 43,464,950 | −23% | 943,580 | 46.06 |
| 1997 | 56,393,460 | −2.7% | 980,261 | 57.53 |
| 1996 | 57,973,530 | +15% | 985,004 | 58.86 |
| 1995 | 50,597,340 | +34% | 922,705 | 54.84 |
| 1994 | 37,822,874 | −6.1% | 799,539 | 47.31 |
| 1993 | 40,289,117 | −16% | 991,589 | 40.63 |
| 1992 | 47,953,605 | +17% | 916,359 | 52.33 |
| 1991 | 40,948,517 | +22% | 782,312 | 52.34 |
| 1990 | 33,561,000 | −8.5% | 686,400 | 48.89 |
| 1989 | 36,668,000 | +35% | 659,520 | 55.60 |
| 1988 | 27,191,184 | +11% | 570,634 | 47.65 |
| 1987 | 24,449,936 | +1.5% | 520,153 | 47.01 |
| 1986 | 24,093,168 | −3.8% | 545,981 | 44.13 |
| 1985 | 25,055,024 | +5.0% | 531,048 | 47.18 |
| 1984 | 23,869,488 | −2.2% | 535,902 | 44.54 |
| 1983 | 24,407,408 | −19% | 577,160 | 42.29 |
| 1982 | 30,200,000 | +52% | 613,316 | 49.24 |
| 1981 | 19,853,664 | +55% | 456,524 | 43.49 |
| 1980 | 12,826,662 | −38% | 425,600 | 30.14 |
| 1979 | 20,560,528 | +8.5% | 504,320 | 40.77 |
| 1978 | 18,941,216 | −27% | 559,680 | 33.84 |
| 1977 | 26,094,448 | +31% | 494,080 | 52.81 |
| 1976 | 19,909,744 | +36% | 373,600 | 53.29 |
| 1975 | 14,592,300 | +9.4% | 303,200 | 48.13 |
| 1974 | 13,338,800 | +40% | 258,609 | 51.58 |
| 1973 | 9,513,000 | +61% | 181,280 | 52.48 |
| 1972 | 5,926,000 | −10% | 158,560 | 37.37 |
| 1971 | 6,586,000 | +29% | 137,920 | 47.75 |
| 1970 | 5,102,000 | +16% | 118,240 | 43.15 |
| 1969 | 4,399,000 | +85% | 103,360 | 42.56 |
| 1968 | 2,379,000 | −6.2% | 71,680 | 33.19 |
| 1967 | 2,535,000 | −17% | 57,760 | 43.89 |
| 1966 | 3,045,000 | −22% | 83,680 | 36.39 |
| 1965 | 3,913,000 | +64% | 85,120 | 45.97 |
| 1964 | 2,387,000 | +41% | 72,320 | 33.01 |
| 1963 | 1,695,000 | −14% | 55,200 | 30.71 |
| 1962 | 1,980,000 | −1.0% | 60,000 | 33.00 |
| 1961 | 2,000,000 | — | 63,000 | 31.75 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Thailand?
Thailand produced 82.4 million t in 2024, 3.7% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Thailand rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Thailand ranked 5th 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 Thailand changed?
It fell by 21% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 135 million t in 2018.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Thailand?
55.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (82.4 million t from 1.5 million 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.