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Sugar cane market in Senegal

Release date: Mar 28, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

Senegal's sugar cane production volume held near 1 390 thousand tonnes in 2018-2019, underpinned by the long-standing monopoly of the state-owned Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise (CSS). The company's cultivation since the 1970s provided a stable foundation, though its position was increasingly challenged by market liberalization and cheaper sugar imports.

Output contracted by over 9% from 2019 to 2021, falling to 1 260 thousand tonnes. The market then stabilized, with a slight recovery to 1 280 thousand tonnes by 2023.

In 2024, the government mandated a reduction in the retail price of sugar to enhance consumer access, while the domestic market saw active wholesale trading of imported Icumsa 45 sugar. African-wide climate factors such as drought continued to pose yield risks, with Senegal expected to lag behind continental production growth trends.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators and Trends
1. 4.1. Key Market Indicators
  1. 4.1.1. In kind
    1. 4.1.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
    2. 4.1.1.2. Imports, 2018-2024
    3. 4.1.1.3. Exports, 2018-2024
    4. 4.1.1.4. Market size, 2018-2023
2. 4.2. Market Trends and Factors
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in Senegal
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Senegal in kind, 2018-2023, K t
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in Senegal in value, 2018-2023, $ US
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, K t
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, K t
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Imports
1. 6.1. Imports (Direct Data)
  1. 6.1.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.1.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Senegal in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Senegal by countries, 2018-2024, kg
    3. 6.1.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.1.3. Imports in value, $ US
    1. 6.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Senegal in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Senegal by countries, 2018-2024, $ US
    3. 6.1.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.1.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/kg
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Senegal, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Senegal by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
2. 6.2. Imports (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.2.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Senegal in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Senegal by countries, 2018-2024, kg
    3. 6.2.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.2.3. Imports in value, $ US
    1. 6.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Senegal in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Senegal by countries, 2018-2024, $ US
    3. 6.2.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.2.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/kg
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Senegal, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Senegal by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
7. Trade balance
1. 7.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 7.1.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.1.2. In value, $ US
2. 7.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 7.2.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.2.2. In value, $ US
8. Top buying and selling countries, 2018-2024
1. 8.1. Direct Data
  1. 8.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 8.2. Mirror Data
  1. 8.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production sugar cane in Senegal

In kind, 2017-2020, K t

Top producers of sugar cane, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of sugar cane, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Sugar cane production in Senegal saw a two-year increase before declining. In 2019, production reached its peak at 1 390 K t, but then fell to 1 300 K t in 2020, marking a gradual decline of 6.5% from the previous year. Over the entire 2017-2020 period, production decreased by 4.1%, with a compound annual growth rate of 1.4%. The largest annual increase occurred in 2018, when production rose by 1.7%.

Annual dynamics of production in Senegal in kind, 2017-2020, K t

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	1.7%	0.9%	(6.5%)	(1.4%)

Source: SHEV.io

Exports sugar cane from Senegal

According to desk-based research findings, Senegal did not export any sugar cane from 2017 to 2020.

Imports sugar cane to Senegal

Imports in kind, kg

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Senegal in kind, 2017-2020, kg

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Imports in value, $ US

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Senegal in value, 2017-2020, $ US

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, the geographical pattern of imports in value terms showed a strong dependence on France, which accounted for 100.0% of total import flows.

Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's imports to Senegal in value, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io