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
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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.