Sugar production globally has grown exponentially in the last decade and it continues to do so until now. In 2019, the world produced 1,317 million metric tons of sugar, which was 2 percent higher than in 2018 and 8 percent higher than in 2000. The total global production of sugar from cane and beet had increased to 1,382 million metric tons in 2020, as per data by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). More than half of that sugar production came from Brazil, India, China, and Mexico. The top 10 sugar-producing countries were responsible for 54 percent of the total global output in 2021-2022.
