SUGARCANE PRODUCING COUNTRIES

Sugar cane Producing countries

Sugarcane is produced in around 120 countries of the world and the world’s total production of sugar figures around 135 to 145 million tons. Brazil stands at the top regarding the production level followed by India and the European Union. Over 3/4ths of the total sugar produced is consumed domestically in the countries in which it is produced, and the rest is traded around the globe which is often termed as World Sugar. The consumption figures of sugar in the world in 2002-03 were around 135 million tons and these figures have shown an increasing trend during the last few years.

Sugar producing countries

• Brazil*
• India*
• European Union
• China
• United States of America
• Thailand*
• Australia*
• Mexico*
• Cuba*
• Indonesia
• Pakistan*

In the list above, the countries marked with * sign produce sugar from sugarcane. The rest of the countries produce it from sugarbeet except US as it is indulged in both cane sugar and beet sugar production. World’s total production of sugar sums up to around 135-145 million tons. The largest producer of sugar in the world is Brazil with an annual production of around 24 million tons, India being the second with about 22 million tons of sugar, European Union standing at the third place with approximately 18.5 million tons. Among other important contributing countries to the world production, China, Thailand and USA are the most important. The production of sugar is concentrated in the hands of these few producing countries that contribute to about 3/4ths of the production. . The area which is cultivated for sugarcane production is dominated by the Asian continent followed by the South American continent.