Top 5 Sugar Exporting Countries During 2020-21

The global sugar trade is around 64 million tons per year. Raw sugar accounts for around 60% of worldwide commerce volumes.  Although more than 120 nations produce sugar, the top 5 Sugar Exporting Countries (Brazil, Thailand, India, Australia, and Guatemala) accounted for approximately 70% of global commerce in 2016-18.

Here Is The List Of The Top 5 Sugar Exporting Countries Worldwide During 2020-21

Source- Statista.com

Volume in Million Metric Tons

Note- Data sourced from credible sources and figures are approximations only.

Brazil:

• Brazil is the world’s largest producer and supplier of Sugar.
• It has a stronghold on international markets, accounting for about half of all global exports.
• It exported around 32.15 Million Metric Tons of Sugar in 2020-21.
• Brazil mainly exports raw sugar and a Brazilian innovation known as ‘VHP raw sugar’. It is the world’s most popular raw sugar.
• The raw VHPs account for around 65 percent of CS Brazil’s sugar output, with the remaining consisting of a combination of crystal and refined sugar, the majority of which is consumed domestically and the remainder exported.

Thailand:

• Sugar cane is one of Thailand’s most important crops. It ranks fifth in terms of sugar output.
• Thailand is the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, trailing only Brazil.
• It exported 7.3 million metric tons (MMT) of the 8.27 million metric tons (MMT) of raw and white sugar is produced.
• The north-eastern and central areas of the country produce around 70% of the nation’s (mainly raw) sugar.

India:

• Being the second-largest Sugar producing nation, India exported 6MMT Sugar in 2020-21.
• India presently generates about 30 million tons per year.
• The Indian Sugar industry is so massive because of the higher consumption and output.
• More than 50 million Indian farmers and millions of more workers are involved in sugarcane harvesting.
• The major producing states are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, with around 500 mills operational in each.

Australia:

• Australia is Oceania’s leading producer and exporter of raw sugar, producing 4.18 MMT of sugarcane in 2019/20.
• The country exported 3.34 MMT of Sugar during 2020-21.
• Australia has a domestic market of 1 MMT raw sugar annually; it has to export 80% of its production the majority of which goes to Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea.
• In Australia, 95 percent of sugarcane being cultivated in Queensland, a seasonally varied state with numerous cane fields along the coast.

Guatemala:

• Guatemala’s major agricultural export commodity is sugar (70 percent of the production is exported) every year. Guatemala produces more than 2.8 million MT of sugar every year.
• Guatemala has exported 1.73 MMT of Sugar during 2020-21.
• According to the International Sugar Organization, Guatemala has exported more than 14 million metric tons of sugar worldwide in the past five years, making it the third-largest sugar exporter in Latin America and the fifth-largest in the world during 2020-21.

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