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
20406080100196119922024

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

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.