# Sugar: Production

Cane versus beet: two crops, one sweet product

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/production/

What this tab covers Who produces it and how much: world output over recent years, the top producing countries with their shares, USGS world figures for 2024 and 2025, and the largest producing companies globally and in India.

FAOSTAT counts 1.94 billion tonnes of cane in 2024 against 294 million tonnes of beet, both by crop weight rather than sugar content. Cane is moderately concentrated (HHI 2,169): Brazil grew 39.2% and India 23.4%. Beet is unconcentrated (HHI 841), led by Russia, Germany, France and the United States. Cane output has risen by about 84% since 1990, while beet has drifted down from 309 million tonnes. Brazil dominates exports: Geman notes that in 2003-04 it could export 13.5 of its 24 million tonnes of sugar.

#### Sugar cane · FAOSTAT

Chart: World production of Sugar cane
 World production, tonnes. Hover for values.

#### Top producers 2024
 Brazil 39.2% India 23.4% China 5.3% Pakistan 4.3% Thailand 4.3% Mexico 2.7% Indonesia 1.6% Colombia 1.6% Concentration: HHI 2,169, moderately concentrated.

#### Sugar beet · FAOSTAT

Chart: World production of Sugar beet
 World production, tonnes. Hover for values.

#### Top producers 2024
 Russia 15.9% Germany 12.5% France 11.1% United States 10.9% Türkiye 7.8% Poland 6.3% Egypt 4.7% Ukraine 4.4% Concentration: HHI 841, unconcentrated.

#### Largest producers by company, global

- **Wilmar International**: 11.5 Mt sugar merchandised (3.1 Mt milled) (2025)
- **Raizen**: 70.5 Mt cane crushed (down 9.8% from 78.2 Mt); mix 53% sugar (2025/26)

#### Largest producers by company, India

- **ISMA (Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association)**: 30.95 Mt net sugar output forecast after 3.4 Mt ethanol diversion (2025-26)
- **Department of Food and Public Distribution**: 1.5 Mt export quota approved (10 November 2025); 2024-25 quota was 1.0 Mt with about 0.8 Mt shipped (2025-26)
- **Balrampur Chini Mills**: 9.92 Mt cane crushed (99.2 lakh t); 0.924 Mt net sugar after 10.7% diversion to ethanol (2024-25 season)
- **Shree Renuka Sugars**: 1.425 Mt refinery sales (14.25 lakh t); cane crush down 17% (FY2025)
- **Triveni Engineering and Industries**: 8.26 Mt cane crushed (825.6 lakh quintals); 0.913 Mt sugar at 11.06% recovery (2025-26 season)

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/extraction/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/movement/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/links/index.md)