Sugar consumption vs Food price index

Sugar consumption (annual) and Food price index (monthly) worldwide. They are published at different intervals, so each is drawn on its own rather than matched period by period.

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Global. Sugar consumption is published as annual figures and food price index as monthly ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.

Sugar consumption

Unit: million tonnes · 2 observations

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Sugar consumptionSugar consumption. 2 observations from 2025–2026 to 2026–2027, ranging from 179.6 million tonnes to 180.4 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 180.4 million tonnes (2026–2027). million tonnes 0 50 100 150 200 2026 FORECAST 180
Sugar consumptionSugar consumption. 2 observations from 2025–2026 to 2026–2027, ranging from 179.6 million tonnes to 180.4 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 180.4 million tonnes (2026–2027). million tonnes 0 50 100 150 200 2026 FORECAST 180
Sugar consumptionSugar consumption. 2 observations from 2025–2026 to 2026–2027, ranging from 179.6 million tonnes to 180.4 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 180.4 million tonnes (2026–2027). million tonnes 0 50 100 150 200 2026 FORECAST 180
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Sugar consumption
Period Type Value
2025–2026 Forecast 179.6 million tonnes
2026–2027 Forecast 180.4 million tonnes
Source: ISO · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Food price index

Unit: points · 8 observations

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Food price indexFood price index. 8 observations from January 2026 to August 2026, ranging from 123.9 points to 133.3 points. Latest value 133.3 points (August 2026). points 0 30 60 90 120 150 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 133
Food price indexFood price index. 8 observations from January 2026 to August 2026, ranging from 123.9 points to 133.3 points. Latest value 133.3 points (August 2026). points 0 50 100 150 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2026 May 2026 Jun 2026 Jul 2026 Aug 2026 133
Food price indexFood price index. 8 observations from January 2026 to August 2026, ranging from 123.9 points to 133.3 points. Latest value 133.3 points (August 2026). points 0 50 100 150 2026 Feb 2026 Apr 2026 Jun 2026 133
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Food price index
Period Type Value
January 2026 Actual 123.9 points
February 2026 Actual 125.3 points
March 2026 Actual 128.5 points
April 2026 Actual 130.7 points
May 2026 Actual 130.8 points
June 2026 Actual 130.3 points
July 2026 Actual 131.1 points
August 2026 Actual 133.3 points
Source: FAO · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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No period lines up: sugar consumption is annual and food price index is monthly. A month and a year are not the same measurement window, so no row pairs them.

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Sugar consumption

Total volume of sugar consumed over a marketing year.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ISO

Food price index

Monthly average of the FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities.

8 observations charted in Global · source organisations: FAO

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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