Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food price indices (FAO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on data released recently, the FAO Sugar Price Index was 114.00 in September 2026, compared to 107.40 in August 2026. This constitutes a gain of 6.15 percent.
Sample. There are 441 data points in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1990 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the index hit a minimum of 31.80 in March 2000; it hit a maximum of 183.20 in January 2011; it averaged 85.13.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 95.0000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 107.400 |
| 2026-09-30 | 114.000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Sugar price index |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price index |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Laspeyres index |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Sources | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 441 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 441 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 441 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 441 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 441 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 441 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |