Netherlands vs Sweden: Sugar beet yields
Netherlands
75.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
74.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands rank
9th
Sweden rank
10th
Sugar beet yields over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 75.21 tonnes per hectare against 74.53 tonnes per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.68 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 65 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.29 tonnes per hectare | 38.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 46.81 tonnes per hectare | 41.88 tonnes per hectare | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 53.84 tonnes per hectare | 44.02 tonnes per hectare | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 59.36 tonnes per hectare | 45.01 tonnes per hectare | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 64.71 tonnes per hectare | 50.61 tonnes per hectare | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 81.8 tonnes per hectare | 61.41 tonnes per hectare | 20.4 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 82.72 tonnes per hectare | 67.92 tonnes per hectare | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Netherlands, at 75.21 tonnes per hectare against 74.53 tonnes per hectare in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.68 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- Netherlands ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.