Field Crops> Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)> Area and Distribution

Sugarcane is grown over the land surface of the earth between latitudes 35°N and 35°S.The important sugarcane producing countries in the world are India, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Pakistan, China, Philippines and Thailand. It is one of the important crops of the world cultivated over an area of 19.4 million hectares with a total production of 1274.7 million tonnes of cane Appendix 05.

In India, area and production of sugarcane has been fluctuating from year to year depending upon pricing policy and climatic conditions. It occupies about 4.2 million hectares. The total production of cane is 299 million tonnes. Uttar Pradesh has the largest acreage under sugarcane, and accounts for about 48 per cent of the area under this crop in whole of India and also accounts for 38.6 per cent of the total annual production, But the production per hectare is the highest in Tamil Nadu followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka. Statewise area and production are given in Appendix 23.