Sugar Price

Sugar: 0.34 USD/kg (World, 2026-07). Source: World Bank.

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About Sugar

Produced from sugarcane (mainly Brazil, India, Thailand) and sugar beet (mainly the EU) — two crops grown in entirely different climates, converging on the same commodity. Brazil's ethanol industry uses the same cane crop, so sugar prices are tied to Brazilian ethanol and fuel economics — cane can be diverted toward sugar or ethanol depending on which is more profitable at the time. Trade is also unusually shaped by policy: the US and EU both run tariff-rate quota systems that cap how much sugar can enter at low duty, which is a large part of why the price you'd pay in the US or EU differs so much from the world benchmark tracked here.

Latest World price (2026-07): -20% vs. the 5-year average, -8% vs. the 10-year average, -8% vs. a year ago.

Top Sugar Producers

RankCountry
1Brazil782,058,236 t
2India490,533,351 t
3China113,725,700 t
4Thailand93,981,770 t
5Pakistan87,670,123 t
6United States61,853,670 t
7Mexico55,590,412 t
8Russia49,583,544 t
9Australia32,605,558 t
10Colombia32,220,019 t
11Germany31,558,200 t
12Indonesia31,000,000 t
13France30,580,680 t
14Egypt28,310,366 t
15Türkiye25,250,213 t
16Guatemala23,971,750 t
17Philippines21,650,938 t
18South Africa17,944,000 t
19Poland16,940,820 t
20Argentina14,486,707 t
21Iran13,644,883 t
22Ukraine13,129,710 t
23Peru11,919,221 t
24Vietnam11,843,773 t
25Myanmar (Burma)11,035,062 t
26Bolivia10,307,309 t
27United Kingdom7,745,929 t
28El Salvador7,200,000 t
29Nicaragua6,964,837 t
30Netherlands6,942,510 t
31Paraguay6,858,400 t
32Zimbabwe6,537,204 t
33Ecuador6,258,376 t
34Uganda6,197,640 t
35Dominican Republic5,669,711 t
36Kenya5,556,100 t
37Honduras5,376,500 t
38Eswatini5,220,000 t
39Cuba5,100,000 t
40Belarus4,844,743 t
41Belgium4,750,450 t
42Zambia4,750,000 t
43Japan4,585,000 t
44Sudan4,450,000 t
45Czechia3,833,870 t
46Venezuela3,562,564 t
47Costa Rica3,422,767 t
48Tanzania3,321,957 t
49Madagascar3,170,056 t
50Nepal3,130,109 t
51Bangladesh2,982,546 t
52Spain2,890,250 t
53Austria2,675,690 t
54Malawi2,648,500 t
55Congo - Kinshasa2,471,668 t
56Mauritius2,452,653 t
57Denmark2,280,600 t
58Côte d’Ivoire2,130,500 t
59Serbia2,040,624 t
60Morocco1,855,099 t
61Panama1,750,000 t
62Sweden1,743,600 t
63Laos1,653,980 t
64Mozambique1,621,251 t
65Fiji1,565,564 t
66Haiti1,536,757 t
67Nigeria1,511,250 t
68Belize1,488,960 t
69Slovakia1,407,730 t
70Italy1,398,540 t
71Senegal1,280,176 t
72Switzerland1,199,626 t
73Angola1,181,000 t
74Canada1,172,372 t
75Ethiopia1,084,330 t
76Lithuania1,041,210 t
77Cameroon980,000 t
78Hungary875,970 t
79Sri Lanka805,616 t
80Congo - Brazzaville678,780 t
81Guyana678,480 t
82Cambodia645,915 t
83Kyrgyzstan621,001 t
84Mali614,958 t
85Chile603,503 t
86Niger543,188 t
87Uruguay542,000 t
88Burkina Faso513,768 t
89Kazakhstan510,226 t
90Taiwan509,526 t
91Croatia499,910 t
92Moldova428,257 t
93Finland420,900 t
94Jamaica414,769 t
95Romania403,670 t
96Guinea323,596 t
97Chad301,540 t
98Papua New Guinea300,000 t
99Liberia278,831 t
100Gabon251,867 t
101Somalia213,000 t
102Azerbaijan206,105 t
103Ghana156,166 t
104Burundi140,417 t
105Central African Republic125,504 t
106Rwanda101,979 t
107Barbados94,000 t
108Suriname92,412 t
109Tunisia86,270 t
110Turkmenistan85,993 t
111Sierra Leone82,687 t
112Benin75,500 t
113Bahamas63,432 t
114Afghanistan62,000 t
115Armenia56,355 t
116Iraq35,100 t
117Syria33,898 t
118Cape Verde22,940 t
119Albania20,446 t
120Malaysia20,364 t
121Lebanon10,383 t
122Grenada8,664 t
123Guinea-Bissau6,976 t
124Slovenia6,970 t
125Dominica4,901 t
126North Macedonia4,240 t
127French Polynesia3,553 t
128Vanuatu1,800 t
129Uzbekistan1,764 t
130Oman1,714 t
131Greece1,180 t
132Luxembourg550 t
133Bosnia & Herzegovina529 t
134Bhutan278 t
135Brunei64 t
136Djibouti56 t
137Samoa12 t
138Kuwait3 t

FAOSTAT production data, 2023.

Top Sugar Importers

RankCountry
1Indonesia4,800,657 t
2China3,338,725 t
3United States2,185,849 t
4India2,175,128 t
5Bangladesh1,988,300 t
6Algeria1,923,973 t
7Malaysia1,788,885 t
8Morocco1,678,130 t
9Saudi Arabia1,626,387 t
10Nigeria1,606,362 t
11South Korea1,579,441 t
12Canada1,390,514 t
13Iraq1,345,556 t
14Japan1,129,335 t
15United Arab Emirates905,501 t
16United Kingdom639,875 t
17Iran624,647 t
18Spain589,800 t
19Ethiopia546,783 t
20Uzbekistan495,724 t
21Portugal416,259 t
22Taiwan404,888 t
23Egypt364,648 t
24South Africa321,843 t
25Mexico307,577 t
26Yemen298,631 t
27Italy271,513 t
28Azerbaijan258,703 t
29Romania250,021 t
30Vietnam224,977 t
31New Zealand217,570 t
32Congo - Kinshasa214,140 t
33Somalia203,164 t
34Chile191,296 t
35Haiti182,428 t
36Madagascar136,489 t
37Kazakhstan134,926 t
38Mauritius119,093 t
39Netherlands104,588 t
40Peru103,174 t
41Belgium99,684 t
42Lebanon96,257 t
43Sri Lanka81,346 t
44Poland80,866 t
45Russia79,059 t
46Georgia78,906 t
47Tunisia77,173 t
48Dominican Republic70,727 t
49Bosnia & Herzegovina70,351 t
50Bulgaria66,377 t
51Finland62,765 t
52Botswana62,394 t
53France60,948 t
54Thailand60,913 t
55Kenya57,392 t
56Mongolia53,650 t
57Israel52,467 t
58Germany47,227 t
59Rwanda45,639 t
60Tanzania43,464 t
61Venezuela35,808 t
62Uruguay34,503 t
63Croatia34,427 t
64Armenia32,361 t
65Cambodia30,815 t
66Zimbabwe27,499 t
67Nepal24,722 t
68Trinidad & Tobago16,750 t
69Djibouti16,499 t
70Austria14,118 t
71Lesotho13,905 t
72Namibia13,711 t
73Palestinian Territories12,929 t
74Slovakia12,840 t
75Hong Kong SAR China12,036 t
76Czechia10,865 t
77Philippines10,767 t
78Greece10,207 t
79Eritrea9,511 t
80Sudan9,418 t
81Bhutan7,681 t
82Switzerland7,375 t
83Samoa7,362 t
84Comoros6,610 t
85Singapore6,307 t
86Laos6,201 t
87Kuwait5,813 t
88Oman5,754 t
89Fiji5,676 t
90Kiribati5,142 t
91Ireland5,084 t
92Hungary4,974 t
93Qatar4,674 t
94Mali4,476 t
95Suriname3,911 t
96Central African Republic3,801 t
97Lithuania3,172 t
98Ecuador3,109 t
99St. Vincent & Grenadines2,993 t
100St. Lucia2,680 t
101Angola2,652 t
102Sweden2,484 t
103Maldives2,416 t
104Denmark2,341 t
105Dominica1,996 t
106Grenada1,994 t
107São Tomé & Príncipe1,899 t
108Eswatini1,779 t
109Ghana1,778 t
110Australia1,775 t
111Tajikistan1,695 t
112Slovenia1,672 t
113Tonga1,492 t
114Antigua & Barbuda1,316 t
115Brazil1,265 t
116Malta1,263 t
117Niger1,087 t
118Liberia1,074 t
119Seychelles931 t
120Timor-Leste814 t
121Norway701 t
122North Macedonia608 t
123Estonia578 t
124Montenegro577 t
125Turkmenistan541 t
126Libya533 t
127Togo501 t
128Cuba478 t
129French Polynesia433 t
130Afghanistan400 t
131Vanuatu382 t
132Latvia366 t
133Chad352 t
134Luxembourg349 t
135Bahrain347 t
136Ukraine307 t
137Serbia279 t
138Solomon Islands278 t
139Tuvalu226 t
140Türkiye219 t
141Burundi214 t
142Kyrgyzstan197 t
143Argentina188 t
144Bahamas168 t
145Syria162 t
146Albania160 t
147Macao SAR China150 t
148Marshall Islands118 t
149Uganda92 t
150Brunei91 t
151El Salvador74 t
152Congo - Brazzaville56 t
153Iceland47 t
154Senegal45 t
155Moldova45 t
156Papua New Guinea40 t
157Faroe Islands36 t
158New Caledonia32 t
159Jordan30 t
160Cyprus28 t
161Equatorial Guinea26 t
162Honduras26 t
163Pakistan26 t
164St. Kitts & Nevis25 t
165Guyana24 t
166Benin20 t
167Barbados16 t
168Zambia14 t
169Guinea13 t
170Gabon13 t
171Belarus11 t
172Malawi10 t
173Mauritania9 t
174Cape Verde8 t
175Colombia7 t
176Gambia6 t
177Mozambique6 t
178Bolivia6 t
179Sierra Leone3 t
180Guinea-Bissau2 t
181Guatemala2 t
182Cook Islands1 t
183South Sudan1 t
184Cameroon1 t
185Niue1 t
186Jamaica0 t
187Panama0 t
188Palau0 t
189Naoero0 t
190Côte d’Ivoire0 t
191Nicaragua0 t
192Burkina Faso0 t
193Costa Rica0 t
194Paraguay0 t

FAOSTAT trade data, 2023.

Top Sugar Exporters

RankCountry
1Brazil27,038,175 t
2Australia3,964,221 t
3Thailand3,773,375 t
4India1,940,290 t
5Mexico599,288 t
6South Africa578,537 t
7Eswatini549,364 t
8Guatemala422,409 t
9El Salvador402,663 t
10Nicaragua246,985 t
11Cuba232,000 t
12United Arab Emirates203,416 t
13Dominican Republic179,846 t
14Zambia167,318 t
15Colombia167,030 t
16Honduras156,508 t
17Belize153,093 t
18Portugal136,055 t
19Mauritius125,155 t
20Fiji115,234 t
21Costa Rica83,226 t
22Zimbabwe81,371 t
23France75,595 t
24Laos59,575 t
25Malawi56,649 t
26Paraguay51,610 t
27Belgium42,457 t
28Russia41,940 t
29Guyana41,920 t
30Egypt41,613 t
31Mozambique33,958 t
32Panama32,263 t
33Peru17,930 t
34Djibouti17,922 t
35Netherlands17,589 t
36Argentina16,676 t
37Cambodia14,830 t
38Bolivia13,633 t
39Germany12,393 t
40Madagascar11,530 t
41United States9,647 t
42Ecuador9,376 t
43Austria8,639 t
44Spain5,865 t
45Italy5,859 t
46Czechia5,370 t
47Jamaica5,070 t
48Ukraine4,622 t
49Poland4,422 t
50Uganda4,035 t
51Romania3,825 t
52Singapore3,650 t
53Angola3,557 t
54Barbados3,438 t
55Taiwan3,309 t
56Georgia2,961 t
57China2,895 t
58Myanmar (Burma)2,449 t
59Philippines1,840 t
60Trinidad & Tobago1,796 t
61Malaysia1,648 t
62Sweden1,418 t
63United Kingdom1,370 t
64Namibia1,225 t
65Indonesia1,191 t
66Nigeria1,076 t
67Benin1,011 t
68Switzerland1,003 t
69Denmark910 t
70Hungary853 t
71Lithuania769 t
72Vietnam676 t
73Hong Kong SAR China674 t
74Oman652 t
75Armenia585 t
76Slovenia558 t
77Bulgaria478 t
78Greece377 t
79Ireland351 t
80Botswana350 t
81Finland342 t
82Slovakia337 t
83Cameroon283 t
84Kazakhstan253 t
85South Korea222 t
86Türkiye212 t
87Algeria208 t
88Croatia197 t
89New Zealand164 t
90St. Vincent & Grenadines151 t
91Canada144 t
92North Macedonia130 t
93Japan111 t
94Serbia85 t
95Afghanistan78 t
96Latvia74 t
97Venezuela62 t
98Ethiopia50 t
99Sri Lanka44 t
100Bosnia & Herzegovina41 t
101Luxembourg36 t
102Kenya33 t
103Tanzania26 t
104Estonia22 t
105Samoa20 t
106Bangladesh20 t
107Bahrain17 t
108Lesotho17 t
109Grenada15 t
110Morocco14 t
111Iran14 t
112Saudi Arabia6 t
113Rwanda3 t
114Kuwait2 t
115Lebanon2 t
116Dominica2 t
117Syria2 t
118Haiti2 t
119Senegal1 t
120Norway1 t
121Côte d’Ivoire1 t
122Chile1 t
123Burundi0 t
124Congo - Kinshasa0 t
125Montenegro0 t
126Gabon0 t
127Moldova0 t
128Ghana0 t
129Tonga0 t
130Azerbaijan0 t
131Congo - Brazzaville0 t
132St. Lucia0 t
133Tunisia0 t
134Sudan0 t

FAOSTAT trade data, 2023.

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