Denmark vs Japan: Sugar beet yields
Denmark
74.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
71.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
11th
Japan rank
13th
Sugar beet yields over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 74.13 tonnes per hectare against 71.27 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 2.86 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 11th and Japan ranks 13th of 66 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2 tonnes per hectare | 28.9 tonnes per hectare | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 39.16 tonnes per hectare | 46.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 44.56 tonnes per hectare | 52.49 tonnes per hectare | 7.93 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.06 tonnes per hectare | 53.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 56.97 tonnes per hectare | 60.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 67.9 tonnes per hectare | 61.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 75.15 tonnes per hectare | 68.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.96 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, Denmark or Japan?
- Denmark, at 74.13 tonnes per hectare against 71.27 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Denmark and Japan?
- 2.86 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- Denmark ranks 11th and Japan ranks 13th 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.