03.08.2015   Bioenergy

Sugarcane: A World Scenario

Sugarcane area and productivity differ widely from country to country (Table 4.1). Brazil has the highest area. On the other side, Australia has the highest productivity. Out of 121 sugarcane producing countries, 15 countries (Brazil, India, China, Thailand, Pakistan, Mexico, Cuba, Columbia, Australia, USA, Philippines, South Africa, Argentina, Myanmar, Bangladesh) present 86 % of the area and 87 % of production (Table 4.1). Out of the total white crystal sugar production, approxi­mately 70 % comes from sugarcane and 30 % from sugar beet.

Table 4.1 Sugarcane in the world: area, production, and productivity (Source www. sugarcane- crops. com)

Country

Area (million ha)

Production (million tons)

Productivity (Tons/ha)

Brazil

5.343

386.2

72.3

India

4.608

289.6

62.8

China

1.328

92.3

65.5

Thailand

0.970

64.4

66.4

Pakistan

1.086

52.0

47.9

Mexico

0.639

45.1

70.6

Colombia

0.435

36.6

84.1

Australia

0.423

36.0

85.1

USA

0.404

31.3

77.5

Philippines

0.385

25.8

67.1

Indonesia

0.350

25.6

73.1

Cuba

0.654

22.9

35.0

South Africa

0.325

20.6

63.4

Argentina

0.295

19.2

65.2

Myanmar

0.165

7.5

45.4

Bangladesh

0.166

6.8

41.2

World

20.42

1,333.2

65.2

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Fig. 4.1 Sugarcane