Non-Centrifugal Cane Sugar Consumption by Country

FAO Supply Utilization Accounts record cane sugar, non-centrifugal, available for human consumption, in tonnes and in grams per person per day, from 2019 through 2023. The file covers 24 reporters, all with values in both windows. The listed 2023 total is 6,270,353 tonnes. India has the largest supply, while the five-year increase was driven mainly by higher figures in India, Pakistan and Brazil. In the latest year, Pakistan rose sharply while China moved in the opposite direction.

India reported the largest 2023 supply at 2,881,245 tonnes, while Colombia recorded the highest per-capita figure at 54.88 grams per person per day.

Non-Centrifugal Cane Sugar Consumption

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	India IN	2.88M	5.49
2	Colombia CO	1.05M	54.88
3	Myanmar MM	664.29K	33.62
4	Brazil BR	570.06K	7.4
5	Pakistan PK	466.66K	5.17
6	China CN	232.78K	0.45
7	Bangladesh BD	180.83K	2.89
8	Philippines PH	106.41K	2.54
9	Mexico MX	31.81K	0.67
10	Haiti HT	14.59K	3.44
11	Uganda UG	13.83K	0.78
12	Laos LA	11.67K	4.17
13	Peru PE	10.63K	0.86
14	Nigeria NG	8.26K	0.1
15	Costa Rica CR	6.85K	3.67
16	Sri Lanka LK	6.07K	0.72
17	Nicaragua NI	4.98K	2
18	Kenya KE	3.94K	0.2
19	Tanzania TZ	2.78K	0.11
20	Nepal NP	2.63K	0.24
21	Panama PA	1.46K	0.9
22	Honduras HN	539.49	0.14
23	Cyprus CY	4.78	0.01
24	Venezuela VE	0	0

How the Total Changed From 2019 to 2023

• Five years added 6.9 percent with no entries or exits.
• India, Pakistan and Brazil added between 224,000 and 240,000 tonnes each.
• Pakistan surged 144.4 percent in the latest year; China fell 39.8 percent.
• Colombia is second by volume and first per person at 54.88 grams.

India Leads by Volume; Colombia Tops Per Person

India's 2,881,245 tonnes top the 2023 table at 46.0 percent of the listed total, 2.75 times Colombia's 1,048,031 in second. Myanmar follows at 664,290 with Brazil at 570,061; the top three hold 73.3 percent, the top five 89.8 percent and the top ten 98.8 percent. Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Mexico and Haiti complete the ten. Per person, Colombia stands first at 54.88 grams — second by volume and first per person — with Myanmar at 33.62, Brazil at 7.4, India at 5.49 and Pakistan at 5.17 behind.

India, Pakistan and Brazil Led the Five-Year Increase

The common total moved from 5,868,240 tonnes to 6,270,353, up 402,113 tonnes or 6.9 percent across 24 reporters, with none entering or leaving in either window. India added 240,025 tonnes (up 9.1 percent), 59.7 percent of the net increase, with Pakistan adding 226,055 (up 94.0 percent) and Brazil 224,537 (up 65.0 percent); Colombia fell 146,663 (down 12.3 percent) and Myanmar 76,243 (down 10.3 percent), with China down 40,393 (down 14.8 percent) and Venezuela down 26,429 to zero, while the Philippines added 36,211 (up 51.6 percent).

2022 to 2023: Pakistan Up 144.4 Percent, China Down 39.8

The common total rose from 6,017,899 tonnes to 6,270,353, up 252,454 tonnes or 4.2 percent across 24 reporters. Pakistan added 275,689 tonnes (up 144.4 percent) after dipping to 190,969 in 2022, with Brazil adding 68,958 (up 13.8 percent), Colombia 31,694 (up 3.1 percent), India 30,959 (up 1.1 percent) and Myanmar 23,798 (up 3.7 percent); China fell 154,169 tonnes (down 39.8 percent) after spiking to 386,949 in 2022, with the Philippines down 11,862 (down 10.0 percent) and Bangladesh down 7,012 (down 3.7 percent).

What Does Non-Centrifugal Cane Sugar Cover?

The FAO item covers cane sugar, non-centrifugal — traditional unrefined grades, not centrifugal raw sugar and not refined, which have their own articles; none are added together here. The figures therefore should not be interpreted as total sugar consumption across all sugar products. Food supply quantity captures what was available for human consumption during the reference year. The gram-per-day figure spreads that availability across the population on a daily basis.

Non-Centrifugal Cane Sugar Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

India had the largest 2023 listed supply of non-centrifugal cane sugar at 2,881,245 tonnes, while Colombia recorded the highest figure per person at 54.88 grams per person per day. The 2023 listed total was 6,270,353 tonnes across 24 reporters, 6.9 percent higher than the common 2019 total. These figures represent food available for human consumption, not the amount actually eaten.

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#	Country	2019 (t)	2019 (g/cap/d)	2020 (t)	2020 (g/cap/d)	2021 (t)	2021 (g/cap/d)	2022 (t)	2022 (g/cap/d)	2023 (t)	2023 (g/cap/d)
1	India	2.64M	5.21	2.41M	4.7	2.37M	4.59	2.85M	5.48	2.88M	5.49
2	Colombia	1.19M	65.58	1.02M	55.42	1.03M	55.11	1.02M	53.82	1.05M	54.88
3	Myanmar	740.53K	38.54	723.67K	37.4	734.18K	37.68	640.49K	32.64	664.29K	33.62
4	Brazil	345.52K	4.56	478.94K	6.29	448.02K	5.86	501.1K	6.53	570.06K	7.4
5	Pakistan	240.6K	2.86	288.65K	3.37	481.15K	5.5	190.97K	2.15	466.66K	5.17
6	China	273.17K	0.53	241.58K	0.46	255.26K	0.49	386.95K	0.74	232.78K	0.45
7	Bangladesh	188.5K	3.13	224.5K	3.7	200.31K	3.27	187.85K	3.04	180.83K	2.89
8	Philippines	70.2K	1.74	73.34K	1.79	76.48K	1.85	118.27K	2.84	106.41K	2.54
9	Mexico	36.38K	0.79	30.93K	0.67	31.18K	0.67	33.04K	0.7	31.81K	0.67
10	Haiti	15.9K	3.92	13.69K	3.34	13.84K	3.33	14.56K	3.47	14.59K	3.44
11	Uganda	12.68K	0.81	12.79K	0.79	11.54K	0.69	13.46K	0.78	13.83K	0.78
12	Laos	14.89K	5.64	17.02K	6.35	9.87K	3.63	10.75K	3.89	11.67K	4.17
13	Peru	15.51K	1.31	14.9K	1.24	24.65K	2.04	10.12K	0.83	10.63K	0.86
14	Nigeria	8.22K	0.11	9.49K	0.12	10.11K	0.13	5.92K	0.07	8.26K	0.1
15	Costa Rica	8.52K	4.67	8.51K	4.63	8.5K	4.6	8.13K	4.38	6.85K	3.67
16	Sri Lanka	2.81K	0.34	5.14K	0.62	6.53K	0.79	7.27K	0.87	6.07K	0.72
17	Nicaragua	4.96K	2.1	5.08K	2.12	5.01K	2.06	4.96K	2.02	4.98K	2
18	Kenya	19.05K	1.02	4.88K	0.26	11.51K	0.59	9.94K	0.5	3.94K	0.2
19	Tanzania	2.44K	0.11	2.52K	0.11	2.57K	0.11	2.69K	0.11	2.78K	0.11
20	Nepal	3.72K	0.36	2.29K	0.22	2.65K	0.25	2.43K	0.22	2.63K	0.24
21	Panama	1.45K	0.94	2.36K	1.51	2.08K	1.31	1.79K	1.12	1.46K	0.9
22	Honduras	829.43	0.23	49.95	0.01	880.8	0.23	608.07	0.16	539.49	0.14
23	Cyprus	1.04	0	2.33	0	9.55	0.02	1.47	0	4.78	0.01
24	Venezuela	26.43K	2.5	28.4K	2.74	0	0	0	0	0	0

Methodology

Twenty-four reporters, each present in both endpoint windows, fill the file; the tables list reporters only, with World, regional and China (aggregate) rows left out and China standing for the China reporter. Percentages anchor to the earlier endpoint year. Zero-base years produce no percentage, and small-base percentages should be read with the base alongside.

FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity underlies both measures for non-centrifugal cane sugar: element 5141 in tonnes for totals, element 665 in grams per capita per day, 2019 to 2023. The measured quantity is availability for human consumption in the reference year, not intake. Zero reports zero; blank reports nothing. The 2023 listed total of 6,270,353 tonnes sums all 24 reporters with a 2023 value, in tonnes as published. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Cane sugar, non-centrifugal, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.