What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Austria and Spain?

2.79 tonnes per hectare, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar beet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Spain: Sugar beet yields

Austria

79.88 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Spain

77.09 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Austria rank

3rd

Spain rank

6th

Sugar beet yields over time

Austria
Spain

How they compare

Austria currently reports 79.88 tonnes per hectare against 77.09 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 2.79 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 66 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	41.33 tonnes per hectare	24.79 tonnes per hectare	16.54 tonnes per hectare	Austria
1970s	45.44 tonnes per hectare	30.44 tonnes per hectare	15 tonnes per hectare	Austria
1980s	53.47 tonnes per hectare	39.37 tonnes per hectare	14.1 tonnes per hectare	Austria
1990s	56.22 tonnes per hectare	49.54 tonnes per hectare	6.67 tonnes per hectare	Austria
2000s	65.16 tonnes per hectare	70.45 tonnes per hectare	5.29 tonnes per hectare	Spain
2010s	71.28 tonnes per hectare	88.9 tonnes per hectare	17.62 tonnes per hectare	Spain
2020s	78.76 tonnes per hectare	82.75 tonnes per hectare	4 tonnes per hectare	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet yields, Austria or Spain?: Austria, at 79.88 tonnes per hectare against 77.09 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Austria and Spain?: 2.79 tonnes per hectare, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for sugar beet yields?: Austria ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar beet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sugar beet yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 66 places, 3,009 data points, 1932–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.