Canada vs Spain: Sugar beet yields
Canada
78.96 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
77.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
Spain rank
6th
Sugar beet yields over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 78.96 tonnes per hectare against 77.09 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 1.87 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 66 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.02 tonnes per hectare | 24.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 33.36 tonnes per hectare | 30.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 37.08 tonnes per hectare | 39.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 41.67 tonnes per hectare | 49.54 tonnes per hectare | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 50.77 tonnes per hectare | 70.45 tonnes per hectare | 19.69 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 66.41 tonnes per hectare | 88.9 tonnes per hectare | 22.49 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 78.35 tonnes per hectare | 82.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 78.96 tonnes per hectare against 77.09 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Canada and Spain?
- 1.87 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- Canada ranks 5th 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.