What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Netherlands and Spain?

1.88 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Netherlands vs Spain: Sugar beet yields

Netherlands

75.21 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Spain

77.09 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Netherlands rank

9th

Spain rank

6th

Sugar beet yields over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 77.09 tonnes per hectare against 75.21 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 1.88 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th of 66 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	44.29 tonnes per hectare	24.79 tonnes per hectare	19.5 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands
1970s	46.81 tonnes per hectare	30.44 tonnes per hectare	16.37 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands
1980s	53.84 tonnes per hectare	39.37 tonnes per hectare	14.47 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands
1990s	59.36 tonnes per hectare	49.54 tonnes per hectare	9.82 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands
2000s	64.71 tonnes per hectare	70.45 tonnes per hectare	5.74 tonnes per hectare	Spain
2010s	81.8 tonnes per hectare	88.9 tonnes per hectare	7.09 tonnes per hectare	Spain
2020s	82.72 tonnes per hectare	82.75 tonnes per hectare	0.0301 tonnes per hectare	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet yields, Netherlands or Spain?: Spain, at 77.09 tonnes per hectare against 75.21 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Netherlands and Spain?: 1.88 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for sugar beet yields?: Netherlands ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th of 66 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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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: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.