The global consumption of sugar amounted to about 177.33 million metric tons in 2023/24, and is projected to increase to about 178.79 million metric tons by 2024/2025. With the increase in world trade, better agricultural technology, among other reasons, sugar is cheaper and more widely available than ever.
In 2022/2023, about about 177 million metric tons of sugar were produced worldwide, up from 164.7 million metric tons of sugar in 2015/2016. India consumes the most sugar of any country, followed by the European Union and China. Between 2026 and 2031, the global price of sugar is expected to increase from about 680 U.S. dollars per ton to about 720 U.S. dollars per ton. The increase would still mark a lower price than sugar costs in 2022. This means that sugar might be even more readily accessible and affordable in the future, this could lead to further global health problems associated with excess sugar consumption.
Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric tons)*
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* Human domestic consumption; raw value. ** Forecast as of May 2025. Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Date prior to 2018/2019 have been taken from previous reports.
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US Department of Agriculture. (May 15, 2024). Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249681/total-consumption-of-sugar-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture. "Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric tons)*." Chart. May 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249681/total-consumption-of-sugar-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture. (2024). Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249681/total-consumption-of-sugar-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture. "Total Sugar Consumption Worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in Million Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249681/total-consumption-of-sugar-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture, Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249681/total-consumption-of-sugar-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Total sugar consumption worldwide from 2010/2011 to 2024/2025 (in million metric tons)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, May 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249681/total-consumption-of-sugar-worldwide/