China vs Italy: Sugar beet yields
China
57.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
52.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
27th
Italy rank
30th
Sugar beet yields over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
China currently reports 57.04 tonnes per hectare against 52.5 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 4.54 tonnes per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 27th and Italy ranks 30th of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | 34.96 tonnes per hectare | 24.98 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | 41.99 tonnes per hectare | 33.18 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 15.85 tonnes per hectare | 48.06 tonnes per hectare | 32.21 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 22.22 tonnes per hectare | 45.82 tonnes per hectare | 23.59 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 33.53 tonnes per hectare | 49.25 tonnes per hectare | 15.72 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 51.88 tonnes per hectare | 58.71 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 57.08 tonnes per hectare | 55.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, China or Italy?
- China, at 57.04 tonnes per hectare against 52.5 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between China and Italy?
- 4.54 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- China ranks 27th and Italy ranks 30th 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.