Climate Change and Sugarcane Production: Potential Impact and Mitigation Strategies
Table 1
The world top 10 sugarcane production countries in 2013 for their cane production, hectarage, and cane yield as well as their ranks in 103 sugarcane production countries.
Country
Production
Area
Yield
Million Mg
Rank
×1000 ha
Rank
Mg ha−1
Rank
Brazil
739.27
1
9835.2
1
75.17
29
India
341.20
2
5060.0
2
67.43
40
China
126.14
3
1827.3
3
69.03
39
Thailand
100.10
4
1321.6
4
75.74
26
Pakistan
63.75
5
1128.8
5
56.48
51
Mexico
61.18
6
782.8
6
78.16
25
Colombia
34.88
7
405.7
9
85.95
19
Indonesia
33.70
8
450.0
7
74.89
31
Philippines
32.00
9
435.4
8
73.49
37
USA
27.91
10
368.6
11
75.71
27
World total
2165.23
26522.7
81.64
Source: FAO of the United Nations, FAOSTAT, and Factfish [13, 14].
