▁billion ▁t onnes ▁produced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁Brazil ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁total . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁Agricult ure ▁Organ ization ▁estimated ▁it ▁was ▁cultiv ated ▁on ▁about ▁, ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁countries . ▁▁ ▁About ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁sugar ▁produced ▁glob ally ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁sugar c ane ▁called ▁Sac char um ▁offic inar um ▁and ▁hy br ids ▁of ▁this ▁species . ▁All ▁sugar c ane ▁species ▁can ▁inter bre ed , ▁and ▁the ▁major ▁commercial ▁cultiv ars ▁are ▁complex ▁hy br ids . ▁▁ ▁Sug arc ane ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 7 9 % ▁of ▁sugar ▁produced ; ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁sugar ▁be ets . ▁While ▁sugar c ane ▁pre domin antly ▁grows ▁in ▁tropical ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁regions , ▁sugar ▁be ets ▁typically ▁grow ▁in ▁col der ▁temper ate ▁regions . ▁ ▁S uc rose ▁( table ▁sugar ), ▁extracted ▁from ▁sugar c ane ▁in ▁special ized ▁mill ▁fact ories , ▁is ▁either ▁used ▁as ▁raw ▁material ▁in ▁the ▁food ▁industry ▁or ▁fer ment ed ▁to ▁produce ▁eth an ol . ▁Product s ▁derived ▁from ▁sugar c ane ▁include ▁fal ern um , ▁mol ass es , ▁rum , ▁c ach a ça , ▁and ▁bag asse . ▁In ▁some ▁regions , ▁people ▁use ▁sugar c ane ▁re eds ▁to ▁make ▁pens , ▁m ats , ▁screens , ▁and