The chart above shows the total human consumption of raw value sugar per 1000 metric tons between 2009 and November 2013 to now for six countries The United States is one of the top five countries in raw value sugar consumption. Every year since 2009, the total consumption for our country has risen. Notice that China’s total consumption has risen as well every year, other countries though, have fluctuated in the amount that they consume. According to the chart, the European Union consumes the largest amount of raw value sugar every year, but they make up 28 different countries that cover most of Europe’s continent.

The chart below shows the total sugar production of raw value sugar per 1000 metric tons between 2009 and November 2013 to now for six countries. Notice that the United States is not in the top five for production. Brazil is the main producer for the whole entire world for raw sugar production. They produce more than three times what they consume, the rest is exported to other countries, such as the United States, who do not produce as much as they consume.