Japan vs Spain: Sugar beet — Area harvested

Japan
48,900 ha
in 2024
Spain
45,690 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
21st
Spain rank
23rd

Sugar beet — Area harvested over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 48,900 ha against 45,690 ha in Spain, a difference of 3,210 ha.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 73 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 54,933 ha 157,899 ha 102,965 ha Spain
1970s 53,200 ha 210,530 ha 157,330 ha Spain
1980s 71,634 ha 205,137 ha 133,503 ha Spain
1990s 70,275 ha 163,193 ha 92,917 ha Spain
2000s 66,970 ha 90,681 ha 23,711 ha Spain
2010s 58,870 ha 36,971 ha 21,899 ha Japan
2020s 54,000 ha 32,492 ha 21,508 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet — area harvested, Japan or Spain?
Japan, at 48,900 ha against 45,690 ha in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet — area harvested between Japan and Spain?
3,210 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for sugar beet — area harvested?
Japan ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 73 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar beet — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar beet — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,772 data points, 1961–2024
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