Sugar cane is tall tropical Southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar, ethanol and jaggery. The sugarcane producing countries lying between the latitude 36.7° north and 31.0° south of the equator extending from tropical to subtropical zones. Sugar contains glucose, fructose and galactose and it is widely produced from sugar cane and sugar beet.
Here, we are giving the list of Top 10 Sugar Producing Countries of the World as per latest report of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO Stats.
Top 10 Sugar Producing Countries of the World
1. Brazil
Production (Int $1000): 23,454,723
Production (MT): 721,077,287
2. India
Production (Int $1000): 10,623,396
Production (MT): 361,037,000
3. China, mainland
Production (Int $1000): 3,448,771
Production (MT): 123,460,500
Top 10 Countries By Milk Production
4. Thailand
Production (Int $1000): 3,168,770
Production (MT): 98,400,000
5. Pakistan
Production (Int $1000): 1,727,002
Production (MT): 58,397,000
6. Mexico
Production (Int $1000): 1,672,929
Production (MT): 50,946,483
Top 10 Rice Importing Countries
7. Colombia
Production (Int $1000): 1,236,257
Production (MT): 33,363,560
8. Philippines
Production (Int $1000): 927,129
Production (MT): 32,000,000
9. Indonesia
Production (Int $1000): 864,979
Production (MT): 28,700,000
Top Crops Producing States of India
10. United States of America
Production (Int $1000): 861,971
Production (MT): 29,235,877
As per latest report, there are more than 120 countries producing sugar on a large scale to meet their own needs and for export most (80%) of sugar is obtained from sugar cane and the other 20% is obtained from sugar beets. In the above list gives the chronological ranking of the sugar producing countries of the World.
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