STATISTICS OF THE SUGAR SECTOR
| Item | Unit | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Total area under cane | hectares | 11,801.00 | 12,608.00 | 12,135.00 | 11,784.00 | 11,156.00 | 11,228.00 | 12,300.00 |
| Area harvested | hectares | 9,329.00 | 11,045.00 | 9,005.00 | 11,676.00 | 9,945.00 | 9,229.00 | 10,556.00 |
| Quantity of cane crushed | mt | 644,000.00 | 657,000.00 | 750,000.00 | 798,000.00 | 748,000.00 | 720,000.00 | 729,000.00 |
| Average cane yield | mt/hectare | 67 | 75 | 89 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Sugar production | mt | 53,000.00 | 52,000.00 | 56,000.00 | 61,000.00 | 56,000.00 | 51,000.00 | 52,000.00 |
| Sugar recovery rate | percentage | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Quantity of sugar imports | mt | 548,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 624,000.00 | 651,000.00 | 498,000.00 | 645,000.00 | 556,000.00 |
| Value of imports | Rs. Mn | 37,187.00 | 33,332.00 | 34,164.00 | 49,919.00 | 39,041.00 | 40,045.00 | 35,714.00 |
| Import Price | Rs.(C.I.F./mt) | 67,904.08 | 64,142.28 | 54,753.25 | 76,659.73 | 78,402.39 | 62,116.82 | 64202.57 |
Source: Central Bank Report – 2019