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Who buys India’s sugar? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, India exported $2.1 billion of sugar (3.3 million tonnes), 4.9% of the world total. Its main destinations were Libya (14%), Sudan (14%) and Somalia (12%). India was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of sugar.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
3.3million tonnes
Share of world total
4.9%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Libya296Tonnes: 476,420USD per tonne: $62114.4%Sea
Sudan285Tonnes: 481,368USD per tonne: $59113.9%Sea
Somalia240Tonnes: 392,511USD per tonne: $61211.7%Sea
Sri Lanka217Tonnes: 334,229USD per tonne: $64810.6%Sea
Djibouti187Tonnes: 301,385USD per tonne: $6199.1%Sea
Pakistan101Tonnes: 165,540USD per tonne: $6104.9%Sea
Bangladesh90.6Tonnes: 147,549USD per tonne: $6144.4%Sea
Yemen72.4Tonnes: 116,218USD per tonne: $6233.5%Sea
Malaysia68.2Tonnes: 107,688USD per tonne: $6343.3%Sea
Thailand63.7Tonnes: 104,522USD per tonne: $6103.1%Sea
Tanzania56.7Tonnes: 97,195USD per tonne: $5832.8%Sea
United Arab Emirates53.6Tonnes: 87,547USD per tonne: $6122.6%Sea
Qatar34.1Tonnes: 50,166USD per tonne: $6791.7%Sea
Kenya25.8Tonnes: 43,211USD per tonne: $5981.3%Sea
Kuwait22.6Tonnes: 30,651USD per tonne: $7381.1%Sea
China20.1Tonnes: 33,025USD per tonne: $6070.98%Sea
Indonesia19.3Tonnes: 26,377USD per tonne: $7340.94%Sea
Singapore re-exports18.2Tonnes: 28,832USD per tonne: $6310.89%Sea
Nepal15Tonnes: 37,429USD per tonne: $4010.73%Land
Saudi Arabia13Tonnes: 17,208USD per tonne: $7550.63%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Libya has been its main destination since 2024

Value in USD millions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Libya 296
  • Sudan 285
  • Somalia 240
  • Sri Lanka 217
  • Djibouti 187

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Libya0296
Sudan0285
Somalia0240
Sri Lanka21.8217
Djibouti0187

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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