The table shows the number of sugar factories that have been in operation over the years in the following states.
| Name | 2007 08 | 2008 09 | 2009 10 | 2010 11 | 2011 12 | 2012 13 | 2013 14 | 2014 15 | 2015 16 | 2016 17 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 38 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| North Bihar | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Gujarat | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Haryana | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Karnataka | 51 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
| Kerala/Goa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Maharashtra | 172 | 147 | 143 | 167 | 170 | 172 | 159 | 184 | 180 | 152 |
| Punjab | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Telangana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| T.N/Pondicherry | 39 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 40 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 132 | 132 | 128 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 116 |
| U.P Central | 52 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
| U.P East | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| U.P West | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Uttarakhand | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Others- Orissa, Assam,Nagaland & W.Bengal | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| ALL INDIA | 516 | 488 | 490 | 527 | 529 | 526 | 511 | 539 | 526 | 493 |
| Source: ISMA |
