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
20406080100196119922024

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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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.