What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Denmark and Sweden?

0.4 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs Sweden: Sugar beet yields

Denmark

74.13 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Sweden

74.53 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Denmark rank

11th

Sweden rank

10th

Sugar beet yields over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 74.53 tonnes per hectare against 74.13 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.4 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th of 66 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37.2 tonnes per hectare	38.72 tonnes per hectare	1.52 tonnes per hectare	Sweden
1970s	39.16 tonnes per hectare	41.88 tonnes per hectare	2.72 tonnes per hectare	Sweden
1980s	44.56 tonnes per hectare	44.02 tonnes per hectare	0.5394 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
1990s	50.06 tonnes per hectare	45.01 tonnes per hectare	5.05 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2000s	56.97 tonnes per hectare	50.61 tonnes per hectare	6.36 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2010s	67.9 tonnes per hectare	61.41 tonnes per hectare	6.49 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2020s	75.15 tonnes per hectare	67.92 tonnes per hectare	7.24 tonnes per hectare	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet yields, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 74.53 tonnes per hectare against 74.13 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.4 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for sugar beet yields?: Denmark ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 10th 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: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.