Monthly sugar price index worldwide 2000-2024

The FAO Sugar Price Index was measured at 117.1 points for May 2024. 2023 saw the highest prices since 2011. The combined impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and high inflation rates likely contributed to increasing prices in past years.Global sugar priceIn 2024, the global sugar price is forecast to decrease by more than ten percent, as compared to 2023. In general, the total sugar consumption worldwide has gradually increased during the last 12 years. In 2010/11, the global consumption of sugar amounted to about 156 million metric tons. By 2022/2023, it had increased to about 176 million metric tons. However, the market value of the global sugar industry has fluctuated over the years. In 2012, the global sugar manufacturing industry was valued at over 113 billion U.S. dollars, compared to just under 78 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.Global sugar exportsTotal global sugar exports amount to more than 66 million metric tons per year. The leading sugar-exporting country worldwide is Brazil. The South American country is the world’s largest sugar producer and accounts for about half of the entire global sugar exports. Thailand and India are the countries with the second and third most sugar exports worldwide. Those two countries export about 11 and six million metric tons of sugar per year, respectively. The main importer of sugar worldwide is Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country imports approximately 5.8 million metric tons of sugar. The United States ranks in third place, with sugar imports of about 3.1 million metric tons of sugar annually.

联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）发布的糖价指数于2024年5月测得117.1点。2023年见证了自2011年以来的最高糖价。新冠病毒大流行、乌克兰战争以及高通胀率综合影响，可能导致近年来糖价上涨。在全球范围内，2024年的糖价预计将较2023年下降超过十个百分点。总体而言，过去12年中全球糖消费量持续稳步增长。在2010/11年度，全球糖消费量约为1.56亿吨。到2022/2023年度，这一数字增长至约1.76亿吨。然而，全球糖业市场的价值在历年中波动不定。2012年，全球糖制造业的价值超过1130亿美元，而到2022年，这一数字降至略低于780亿美元。在全球糖出口方面，年度总出口量超过6600万吨。全球最大的糖出口国为巴西，作为世界上最大的糖生产国，巴西占全球糖出口量的一半左右。泰国和印度分别位居全球糖出口量的第二和第三位，两国每年分别出口约1100万吨和600万吨糖。全球最大的糖进口国为印度尼西亚，该东南亚国家每年进口约580万吨糖。美国位居第三，每年糖进口量约为310万吨。