France vs USSR: Sugar beet yields
France
79.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
20.82 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
France rank
4th
USSR rank
1st
Sugar beet yields over time
- France
- USSR
How they compare
France currently reports 79.18 tonnes per hectare against 20.82 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 58.36 tonnes per hectare.
That makes France's figure about 3.8 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 65 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.11 tonnes per hectare | 19.04 tonnes per hectare | 21.07 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 43.36 tonnes per hectare | 22.79 tonnes per hectare | 20.57 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 58.49 tonnes per hectare | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | 34.85 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 65.66 tonnes per hectare | 23.04 tonnes per hectare | 42.62 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, France or USSR?
- France, at 79.18 tonnes per hectare against 20.82 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between France and USSR?
- 58.36 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do France and USSR rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- France ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st 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.