Hungary vs Italy: Sugar beet yields

Hungary
53.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
52.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Hungary rank
28th
Italy rank
30th

Sugar beet yields over time

  • Hungary
  • Italy
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 53.09 tonnes per hectare against 52.5 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Hungary ranks 28th and Italy ranks 30th of 65 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 28.52 tonnes per hectare 34.96 tonnes per hectare 6.44 tonnes per hectare Italy
1970s 32.81 tonnes per hectare 41.99 tonnes per hectare 9.17 tonnes per hectare Italy
1980s 38.75 tonnes per hectare 48.06 tonnes per hectare 9.31 tonnes per hectare Italy
1990s 35.26 tonnes per hectare 45.82 tonnes per hectare 10.56 tonnes per hectare Italy
2000s 47.55 tonnes per hectare 49.25 tonnes per hectare 1.69 tonnes per hectare Italy
2010s 60.01 tonnes per hectare 58.71 tonnes per hectare 1.3 tonnes per hectare Hungary
2020s 55.94 tonnes per hectare 55.27 tonnes per hectare 0.6718 tonnes per hectare Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet yields, Hungary or Italy?
Hungary, at 53.09 tonnes per hectare against 52.5 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Hungary and Italy?
0.59 tonnes per hectare, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for sugar beet yields?
Hungary ranks 28th and Italy ranks 30th 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.