The global consumption of sugar amounted to about ***** million metric tons in 2024/25, and is projected to increase to about *** million metric tons by 2025/2026. With the increase in world trade, better agricultural technology, among other reasons, sugar is cheaper and more widely available than ever. Sugar cane and sugar beets There are two major crops used to produce table sugar, sugar cane and sugar beets. Though they are two separate and distinct plants, the end product is identical no matter which plant is used to manufacture the sugar. In 2021, ****** was the top producer of sugar cane worldwide, while the ****************** topped the list of sugar beets producers. Global sugar market In 2024/2025, about *** million metric tons of sugar were produced worldwide, up from ***** 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 *** U.S. dollars per ton to about *** 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.

Sugar consumption in the United States has been on the rise in the past decade. Since 2019/2020, Americans consumed over ** million metric tons of sugar, up from about ** million metric tons in 2009/2010. Sugar retail in the United States Sugar is readily available and affordable in the United States, which perhaps explains why sugar consumption has increased over the last several years. The average retail price per pound of granulated sugar in the U.S. was just above ** cents in 2021. The price of sugar in the U.S. peaked in 2012 at ** cents per pound. U.S. sugar production Sugar is generally derived from two distinct crops, sugar cane and sugar beets. The United States grows both crops in large amounts. In 2022, about **** million tons of sugar cane were grown and harvested in the United States. The two U.S. states with the highest production volume of sugar cane in that year were Florida and Louisiana. In that same year, about **** million tons of sugar beets were produced.

This statistic shows sugar consumption worldwide in 2024/25, by leading country (in million metric tons). For the time considered, India had a total sugar consumption amounting to approximately **** million metric tons. The global sugar consumption exceeded ***** million metric tons during that period. Sugar facts Sugar, a sweet crystalline substance obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet, is used as a sweetener in food and beverages. Although sugar is a source of carbohydrates and energy, it is packed with empty calories since it does not provide vitamins or minerals. Consuming a lot of sugar can fill one up without supplying any needed nutrients. Varieties of sugar include white, brown and confectioner’s sugar. Consumption and production In 2022/23, some countries in Asia had the highest sugar consumption globally. The European Union, the United States, and Brazil were also among the top sugar consumers. Total U.S. sugar consumption amounted to about **** million metric tons between 2022 and 2023. During the same period, approximately *** million metric tons of sugar were produced worldwide. Brazil was the top sugar producer in the world, as well as the principal sugar-exporting country in 2022/23.

In 1970/71, the average per capita sugar consumption of sugar was roughly **** kilograms, while by 2022/23, around **** kilograms were consumed.

In 2024, the average volume per capita in the 'Sugar' segment of the food market in the United Kingdom was modeled to stand at **** kilograms. Between 2018 and 2024, the figure dropped by **** kilograms, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The average volume per capita is forecast to decline by **** kilograms from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.Further information about the methodology, more market segments, and metrics can be found on the dedicated Market Insights page on Sugar.

In per capita terms, the United States consumes the most sugar of any country in the world, according to 2016 data. In that year, the average American consumer ate ***** grams of sugar. Germany took second place with ***** grams of sugar per capita that year.

Global Candy Consumption

Candy is one of the most universally beloved foods in the world; virtually every culture produces some form of confectionary. When it comes to chocolate, the Swiss consume the highest volume per capita of any country in the world. In 2017, the average Swiss consumer ate *** kilograms of chocolate. Among consumers in the United States, chocolate seems to be the preferred type of confectionary. The per capita consumption of chocolate confectionary in the United States amounted to *** kilograms in 2018, while per capita consumption of sugar confectionary stood at *** kilograms in that year.

Leading Chocolate Candy Brands

In 2016, about sixty percent of the world’s chocolate candy market was controlled by six brands, with smaller brands making up the remaining forty percent. The six biggest chocolate companies in the world are Mars, Mondelez International, Nestlé, Ferrero, Hershey, and Lindt & Sprungli. Mars Wrigley alone made up a **** percent share of the global chocolate candy market, making it the leading chocolate candy company in the world. Some of the company’s best-known candy brands are M&Ms, Snickers, and Milky Way.

Provisional numbers for 2021 put the amount of sugar consumed in the European Union (EU-27) at approximately 16.6 million metric tons. By 2031, it is expected that the overall consumption of sugar in the EU will drop to around 15.9 million tons.

Production

Sugar is obtained from sugar cane or beet by removing molasses from raw sugar in a refining process. The result of this process is white sugar. Brown sugar is deliberately coated with molasses or has residual molasses. Worldwide production of sugar reached 181 million metric tons in 2021/22.

Consumption in comparison

The common market of the EU is the second largest sugar market in the world. In 2021/22, it surpassed the Chinese market by almost 1.5 million tons. However, it paled in comparison to the Indian market, where 29 million tons were consumed. That sames year, global consumption added up to 175.5 million metric tons.

The annual per capita consumption of sugar decreased by *** kilograms in Finland in the period from 2014 to 2023. In 2024, the sugar consumption was measured at **** kilograms per person.

In 2021, Belgium had the highest daily sugar and sweetener intake in Europe. At *** kcal of sugar consumed daily per capita, this put Belgium slightly above the consumption in Denmark. Sugar consumption has been related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, weight gain, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Added sugars are found in foods such as sweets, cakes, biscuits, chocolates, fizzy and juice drinks.

Focusing on the forecast period: The consumption per capita of sugar in Indonesia was forecast to continuously increase by *** kilograms per capita (+*****%) within the next years. Therefore, the consumption per capita is estimated to amount to ***** kilograms per capita in 2031.Consumption per capita is the amount of a certain commodity used per person. The figure is derived by dividing total consumption by total population.Find more statistics on similar topics in Indonesia with key insights such as production volume of rice and consumption per capita of poultry meat.

This statistic shows the usage of sugar in the United States from 2012 to 2020 and a forecast thereof until 2024. The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, ****** million Americans used sugar in 2020. This figure is projected to increase to ****** million in 2024.

In 2024/2025, the overall domestic consumption volume of sugar was estimated to be 32 million metric tons in India. The sugar consumption volume was gradually increasing since 2019/2020. During that year, over 28 million metric tons of sugar was produced in India.

In the marketing year 2024/25, the estimated human domestic consumption of sugar amounted to **** million metric tons in China. The sugar consumption was forecast to remain the same in the marketing year 2024/25.

In 2023, the average sugar consumption per person amounted to around *** kilogram in urban China. Per capita sugar consumption saw a steady decrease over the past decade.

In 2024, it was estimated that Brazil was the leading consumer of sugar in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a consumption volume of about * million metric tons. Ranking second and third were Mexico and Colombia, with **** million metric tons and **** million metric tons consumed, respectively.

In the sugar marketing year 2021/2022, the total domestic sugar consumption in Egypt amounted to **** million metric tons. Compared to 2020/2021, this was an increase from **** million metric tons. Moreover, it is forecast that in 2022/2023, domestic sugar consumption in the country will increase further, reaching **** million metric tons.

In 2023, an average South Korean consumed around *** grams of sugar per day. The daily average sugar consumption for men and women was *** grams and *** grams, respectively.

Since 2010, the per capita consumption of sugar and similar products decreased in Norway. Overall, it amounted to a consumption volume of around ** kilograms per Norwegian in 2024. In 2022, manufacturers operating in the cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery industry generated a revenue of approximately *** billion Norwegian kroner.  Who is the largest player on the sugar confectionary market?  Mondelez, the American confectionery, food and beverage company, had a share of ** percent on the Norwegian sugar confectionery and pastilles market. It was ahead of the confectionery producer Nidar, which belongs the Orkla Group from Norway (market share of ** percent) as well as the Swedish confectionery company Cloetta (market share of **** percent). Thus, in 2020, Mondelez was the largest player on this market.    International trade  When looking at the international trade in sugar confectionery, it is noticeable that Norway imported a way higher value into the country than it exported from the country. In 2023, the import value of sugar confectionery into Norway amounted to *** billion Norwegian kroner, while the export value was around ** million Norwegian kroner.

The consumption of sugar per one inhabitant of Poland recorded an upward trend in the observed period. Consumption increased from **** kilograms per person in 2005 to over **** kilograms in 2024.

In 2019, the action most frequently taken to limit or avoid sugar consumption among respondents in the United States was drinking water instead of caloric beverages, with approximately ** percent stating this as the action they had taken. The second and third most frequent actions were eliminating certain foods and beverages from a diet and reducing the amount of carbohydrates consumed, with ** percent and **** percent stating that they had taken these actions, respectively.