Sugarcane
Most sugarcane is produced in Brazil. Other important producers include India, China and Thailand.
Sugarcane is used to produce sugar, but can also be used to produce bio-ethanol. It is also used to produce rum.
In 2010 the estimated world production of Sugarcane was 1,685,444,531 Metric Tons (source FAOSTAT), which corresponds to about 244 kg per person (in 2010 the world had about 6.9 billion persons).
Names
Scientific
Saccharum officinarum
English
Sugarcane
Dutch
Rietsuiker
Suikerriet
Spanish
Caña de azúcar
French
Canne à sucre
German
Zuckerrohr
Italian
Canna da zucchero
Taxonomy
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Species
Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane)
Crop categories
Alcohol production
Alcoholic drinks
Energy crops
Major crops
Subtropical crops
Sugar crops
Tropical crops