Canada vs France: Sugar beet yields

Canada
78.96 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
79.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
France rank
4th

Sugar beet yields over time

  • Canada
  • France
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

France currently reports 79.18 tonnes per hectare against 78.96 tonnes per hectare in Canada, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 5th and France ranks 4th of 65 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1960s 30.02 tonnes per hectare 40.11 tonnes per hectare 10.08 tonnes per hectare France
1970s 33.36 tonnes per hectare 43.36 tonnes per hectare 10 tonnes per hectare France
1980s 37.08 tonnes per hectare 58.49 tonnes per hectare 21.41 tonnes per hectare France
1990s 41.67 tonnes per hectare 69.02 tonnes per hectare 27.35 tonnes per hectare France
2000s 50.77 tonnes per hectare 79.48 tonnes per hectare 28.72 tonnes per hectare France
2010s 66.41 tonnes per hectare 87.98 tonnes per hectare 21.57 tonnes per hectare France
2020s 78.35 tonnes per hectare 76.88 tonnes per hectare 1.47 tonnes per hectare Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet yields, Canada or France?
France, at 79.18 tonnes per hectare against 78.96 tonnes per hectare in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Canada and France?
0.22 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and France rank globally for sugar beet yields?
Canada ranks 5th and France ranks 4th of 65 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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About this data

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

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.