SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND ENERGY
Brazil is the largest global sugarcane producer. In recent decades, sugarcane cultivation underwent a technological revolution, with the adoption of sustainable practices and the extraction of new by products.
SUGAR
ETHANOL
Bioelectricity
BRAZIL IS THE LARGEST SUGARCANE PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
Sugarcane production:
642,677 million tonnes
BRAZIL IS THE SECOND LARGEST ETHANOL PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
Domestic Consumption:
33,8 billion litres
Exports:
1,8 billion litres
Ethanol production:
35,6 billion litres
2,3
MILLION
direct and indirect jobs generated in the sugar and ethanol sector
BRAZIL EXPORTS APPROXIMATELY 40% OF GLOBAL SUGAR TO MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES
Sugar Production:
29,6 million tonnes
Exports:
18,94 million tonnes
Bioeletricity:
22,5 TWh / 4th electric power source in Brazil
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