France vs Germany: Sugar beet yields
France
79.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
83.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
4th
Germany rank
2nd
Sugar beet yields over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 83.9 tonnes per hectare against 79.18 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 4.72 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 2nd of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.11 tonnes per hectare | 35.49 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 43.36 tonnes per hectare | 38.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 58.49 tonnes per hectare | 42.89 tonnes per hectare | 15.6 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 69.02 tonnes per hectare | 51.27 tonnes per hectare | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 79.48 tonnes per hectare | 60.03 tonnes per hectare | 19.46 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 87.98 tonnes per hectare | 71.75 tonnes per hectare | 16.24 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 76.88 tonnes per hectare | 78.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 83.9 tonnes per hectare against 79.18 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between France and Germany?
- 4.72 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- France ranks 4th and Germany ranks 2nd 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.