All sugar crops production in Turkey
In 2024 Turkey produced 23.0 million t of all sugar crops, the 15th largest in the world (1.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 37%. The record was 25.3 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 324,286 ha, yield 70.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 23.0 million t
- World rank
- 15 of 137
- 10-year change
- +37%
- Record
- 25.3 million t
- 2023
All sugar crops in Turkey, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Turkey compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.0%
- 0.78% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 70.9
- world 70.9 (+0.0%)
- kg per person
- 263
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +37%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Australia | 29,872,456 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Egypt | 27,195,102 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Turkey | 23,000,000 | 1.0% |
| 16 | Guatemala | 22,907,870 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Philippines | 18,694,653 | 0.84% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Turkey is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,000,000 | −8.9% | 324,286 | 70.93 |
| 2023 | 25,250,213 | +31% | 364,070 | 69.36 |
| 2022 | 19,253,962 | +8.4% | 295,405 | 65.18 |
| 2021 | 17,767,085 | −23% | 302,349 | 58.76 |
| 2020 | 23,025,738 | +28% | 336,348 | 68.46 |
| 2019 | 18,054,320 | +3.5% | 310,081 | 58.22 |
| 2018 | 17,436,100 | −18% | 290,698 | 59.98 |
| 2017 | 21,149,020 | +7.9% | 338,883 | 62.41 |
| 2016 | 19,592,731 | +22% | 321,953 | 60.86 |
| 2015 | 16,022,783 | −4.3% | 273,991 | 58.48 |
| 2014 | 16,743,045 | +1.5% | 287,461 | 58.24 |
| 2013 | 16,488,590 | +11% | 290,910 | 56.68 |
| 2012 | 14,919,940 | −7.5% | 280,186 | 53.25 |
| 2011 | 16,126,489 | −10% | 293,841 | 54.88 |
| 2010 | 17,942,112 | +3.9% | 328,651 | 54.59 |
| 2009 | 17,274,674 | +12% | 323,970 | 53.32 |
| 2008 | 15,488,332 | +25% | 320,731 | 48.29 |
| 2007 | 12,414,715 | −14% | 298,869 | 41.54 |
| 2006 | 14,452,162 | −4.8% | 323,714 | 44.64 |
| 2005 | 15,181,247 | +12% | 335,556 | 45.24 |
| 2004 | 13,517,241 | +7.1% | 315,053 | 42.90 |
| 2003 | 12,622,934 | −24% | 314,463 | 40.14 |
| 2002 | 16,523,166 | +31% | 371,817 | 44.44 |
| 2001 | 12,632,522 | −33% | 356,609 | 35.42 |
| 2000 | 18,821,033 | +10% | 408,179 | 46.11 |
| 1999 | 17,102,326 | −23% | 415,040 | 41.21 |
| 1998 | 22,282,539 | +21% | 500,950 | 44.48 |
| 1997 | 18,400,734 | +27% | 466,736 | 39.42 |
| 1996 | 14,543,277 | +30% | 416,300 | 34.93 |
| 1995 | 11,170,569 | −14% | 309,417 | 36.10 |
| 1994 | 12,944,223 | −17% | 405,512 | 31.92 |
| 1993 | 15,620,514 | +3.3% | 421,582 | 37.05 |
| 1992 | 15,126,116 | −2.2% | 396,243 | 38.17 |
| 1991 | 15,474,097 | +11% | 400,081 | 38.68 |
| 1990 | 13,985,741 | +28% | 377,543 | 37.04 |
| 1989 | 10,928,903 | −5.2% | 339,731 | 32.17 |
| 1988 | 11,534,153 | −9.3% | 315,897 | 36.51 |
| 1987 | 12,717,321 | +19% | 384,886 | 33.04 |
| 1986 | 10,662,346 | +8.5% | 347,364 | 30.70 |
| 1985 | 9,830,060 | −12% | 319,598 | 30.76 |
| 1984 | 11,108,375 | −13% | 350,191 | 31.72 |
| 1983 | 12,769,569 | +0.3% | 358,831 | 35.59 |
| 1982 | 12,732,461 | +14% | 371,400 | 34.28 |
| 1981 | 11,165,105 | +65% | 358,230 | 31.17 |
| 1980 | 6,766,017 | −23% | 263,384 | 25.69 |
| 1979 | 8,759,726 | −0.9% | 267,589 | 32.74 |
| 1978 | 8,836,818 | −1.8% | 275,905 | 32.03 |
| 1977 | 8,994,906 | −4.4% | 248,937 | 36.13 |
| 1976 | 9,406,150 | +35% | 250,405 | 37.56 |
| 1975 | 6,948,637 | +22% | 212,530 | 32.69 |
| 1974 | 5,707,147 | +12% | 184,959 | 30.86 |
| 1973 | 5,095,156 | −14% | 153,204 | 33.26 |
| 1972 | 5,896,042 | −1.0% | 148,289 | 39.76 |
| 1971 | 5,956,178 | +40% | 159,012 | 37.46 |
| 1970 | 4,253,631 | +27% | 123,016 | 34.58 |
| 1969 | 3,356,472 | −29% | 101,924 | 32.93 |
| 1968 | 4,715,578 | −10% | 126,539 | 37.27 |
| 1967 | 5,253,492 | +19% | 149,578 | 35.12 |
| 1966 | 4,422,085 | +29% | 153,254 | 28.85 |
| 1965 | 3,421,353 | −27% | 157,749 | 21.69 |
| 1964 | 4,705,783 | +43% | 186,750 | 25.20 |
| 1963 | 3,280,715 | +20% | 134,585 | 24.38 |
| 1962 | 2,730,932 | −5.1% | 125,739 | 21.72 |
| 1961 | 2,877,113 | — | 130,344 | 22.07 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Turkey?
Turkey produced 23.0 million t in 2024, 1.0% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Turkey rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Turkey ranked 15th 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 Turkey changed?
It rose by 37% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 25.3 million t in 2023.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Turkey?
70.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (23.0 million t from 324,286 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.