All sugar crops production in Venezuela
In 2024 Venezuela produced 3.7 million t of all sugar crops, the 46th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 10.0 million t in 2003. Area harvested: 54,723 ha, yield 67.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.7 million t
- World rank
- 46 of 137
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 10.0 million t
- 2003
All sugar crops in Venezuela, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Venezuela compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.16%
- 0.30% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 67.3
- world 70.9 (−5.1%)
- kg per person
- 130
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −43%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Sudan | 4,220,463 | 0.19% |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 4,139,275 | 0.19% |
| 46 | Venezuela | 3,681,623 | 0.16% |
| 47 | Spain | 3,522,240 | 0.16% |
| 48 | Austria | 3,434,890 | 0.15% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Venezuela is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,681,623 | +3.3% | 54,723 | 67.28 |
| 2023 | 3,562,564 | +26% | 49,386 | 72.14 |
| 2022 | 2,837,303 | −25% | 53,645 | 52.89 |
| 2021 | 3,779,167 | +13% | 68,284 | 55.34 |
| 2020 | 3,358,331 | +7.4% | 59,673 | 56.28 |
| 2019 | 3,125,794 | −3.2% | 67,073 | 46.60 |
| 2018 | 3,230,115 | −19% | 60,158 | 53.69 |
| 2017 | 3,998,316 | +8.1% | 74,066 | 53.98 |
| 2016 | 3,698,488 | −34% | 59,078 | 62.60 |
| 2015 | 5,592,576 | −14% | 99,560 | 56.17 |
| 2014 | 6,504,697 | −8.1% | 103,925 | 62.59 |
| 2013 | 7,076,768 | −3.3% | 113,517 | 62.34 |
| 2012 | 7,321,960 | +8.7% | 108,511 | 67.48 |
| 2011 | 6,738,349 | −1.8% | 103,205 | 65.29 |
| 2010 | 6,861,852 | −16% | 107,333 | 63.93 |
| 2009 | 8,153,305 | −6.5% | 120,198 | 67.83 |
| 2008 | 8,721,481 | −10% | 122,183 | 71.38 |
| 2007 | 9,711,529 | +3.9% | 129,423 | 75.04 |
| 2006 | 9,345,580 | −3.4% | 124,738 | 74.92 |
| 2005 | 9,674,272 | +9.5% | 141,023 | 68.60 |
| 2004 | 8,831,544 | −11% | 126,378 | 69.88 |
| 2003 | 9,966,036 | +17% | 148,224 | 67.24 |
| 2002 | 8,545,246 | −3.8% | 128,972 | 66.26 |
| 2001 | 8,879,267 | +0.4% | 138,613 | 64.06 |
| 2000 | 8,848,079 | +3.9% | 129,460 | 68.35 |
| 1999 | 8,517,012 | +4.8% | 127,969 | 66.56 |
| 1998 | 8,126,532 | +26% | 131,624 | 61.74 |
| 1997 | 6,442,984 | +0.0% | 105,017 | 61.35 |
| 1996 | 6,440,531 | +4.5% | 105,326 | 61.15 |
| 1995 | 6,163,403 | −5.7% | 102,100 | 60.37 |
| 1994 | 6,535,505 | −9.4% | 108,341 | 60.32 |
| 1993 | 7,211,861 | −2.0% | 119,207 | 60.50 |
| 1992 | 7,361,667 | +6.4% | 121,779 | 60.45 |
| 1991 | 6,920,423 | +4.6% | 114,576 | 60.40 |
| 1990 | 6,618,905 | −15% | 101,751 | 65.05 |
| 1989 | 7,808,761 | −6.3% | 115,461 | 67.63 |
| 1988 | 8,332,537 | +3.7% | 117,023 | 71.20 |
| 1987 | 8,035,972 | +9.2% | 117,430 | 68.43 |
| 1986 | 7,361,059 | +30% | 104,560 | 70.40 |
| 1985 | 5,673,165 | +19% | 87,279 | 65.00 |
| 1984 | 4,757,379 | −1.2% | 78,779 | 60.39 |
| 1983 | 4,815,887 | −10% | 79,979 | 60.21 |
| 1982 | 5,371,624 | +19% | 80,890 | 66.41 |
| 1981 | 4,531,369 | −9.1% | 73,726 | 61.46 |
| 1980 | 4,986,518 | +4.6% | 77,140 | 64.64 |
| 1979 | 4,769,354 | −1.2% | 68,673 | 69.45 |
| 1978 | 4,828,402 | −9.9% | 74,532 | 64.78 |
| 1977 | 5,356,457 | −11% | 84,059 | 63.72 |
| 1976 | 6,000,599 | +9.4% | 81,826 | 73.33 |
| 1975 | 5,486,162 | −6.3% | 77,151 | 71.11 |
| 1974 | 5,856,497 | +12% | 75,977 | 77.08 |
| 1973 | 5,240,675 | −8.6% | 69,601 | 75.30 |
| 1972 | 5,736,436 | +11% | 73,610 | 77.93 |
| 1971 | 5,152,106 | +5.0% | 66,017 | 78.04 |
| 1970 | 4,908,737 | +15% | 61,246 | 80.15 |
| 1969 | 4,251,695 | +14% | 53,895 | 78.89 |
| 1968 | 3,727,572 | −11% | 49,229 | 75.72 |
| 1967 | 4,185,940 | +3.8% | 52,101 | 80.34 |
| 1966 | 4,034,353 | +8.9% | 52,640 | 76.64 |
| 1965 | 3,704,424 | +15% | 50,613 | 73.19 |
| 1964 | 3,227,409 | +15% | 46,591 | 69.27 |
| 1963 | 2,813,223 | +6.9% | 42,850 | 65.65 |
| 1962 | 2,632,476 | +4.5% | 39,542 | 66.57 |
| 1961 | 2,519,028 | — | 40,329 | 62.46 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Venezuela?
Venezuela produced 3.7 million t in 2024, 0.16% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Venezuela rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Venezuela ranked 46th 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 Venezuela changed?
It fell by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 10.0 million t in 2003.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Venezuela?
67.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.7 million t from 54,723 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 Venezuela 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.