China vs Ireland: Sugar beet yields
China
57.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland
57.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
China rank
27th
Ireland rank
26th
Sugar beet yields over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 57.25 tonnes per hectare against 57.04 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
China ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 65 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | 32.1 tonnes per hectare | 22.11 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1970s | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | 39.44 tonnes per hectare | 30.63 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1980s | 15.85 tonnes per hectare | 41.5 tonnes per hectare | 25.64 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1990s | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 44.8 tonnes per hectare | 22.58 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2000s | 33.53 tonnes per hectare | 49.12 tonnes per hectare | 15.6 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2010s | 51.32 tonnes per hectare | 54.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, China or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 57.25 tonnes per hectare against 57.04 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between China and Ireland?
- 0.21 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- China ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th 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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.