How much sugar does China produce?

China's sugar production

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2023. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Share of world output over time

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 1.9%, 1970s 2.5%, 1980s 4.7%, 1990s 6.5%, 2000s 7.6%, 2010s 6.9%, 2020s 5.4%. See the concentration-over-time report.

China as a buyer of sugar

China imported $1.8 billion of sugar (HS 1701) in 2024, 4.1% of world imports, ranked #4. Of its $1.8 billion of sugar imports in 2024, 80% came from Brazil and 7% from South Korea, among 48 suppliers. Largest sources: Brazil (80%), South Korea (6.5%), Thailand (3.3%), El Salvador (2.2%), India (1.9%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much sugar China uses

China's domestic supply of sugar was 14.4 million tonnes in 2023, 8.5% of the world's. Food supply was 6.5 kg per person a year, 135th highest of 143 countries with a million or more people. It produced 75% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 31%. FAO's item is "Sugar (raw equivalent)". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The sugar price China sells into

The benchmark price, World raw sugar (ISA daily price), was $0.41/kg in September 2026, up 17% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 19% a year, calmer in 4% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Sugar price history.