Denmark vs United States: Sugar beet yields

Denmark
74.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
72.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
11th
United States rank
12th

Sugar beet yields over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 74.13 tonnes per hectare against 72.85 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 1.28 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th of 65 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States Difference Ahead
1960s 37.2 tonnes per hectare 38.74 tonnes per hectare 1.55 tonnes per hectare United States
1970s 39.16 tonnes per hectare 44.46 tonnes per hectare 5.3 tonnes per hectare United States
1980s 44.56 tonnes per hectare 45.97 tonnes per hectare 1.41 tonnes per hectare United States
1990s 50.06 tonnes per hectare 46.36 tonnes per hectare 3.7 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2000s 56.97 tonnes per hectare 57.36 tonnes per hectare 0.3959 tonnes per hectare United States
2010s 67.9 tonnes per hectare 65.33 tonnes per hectare 2.57 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2020s 75.15 tonnes per hectare 69.52 tonnes per hectare 5.64 tonnes per hectare Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet yields, Denmark or United States?
Denmark, at 74.13 tonnes per hectare against 72.85 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Denmark and United States?
1.28 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for sugar beet yields?
Denmark ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th 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

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.