Spain vs United Kingdom: Sugar beet yields
Spain
77.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom
76.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
7th
Sugar beet yields over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 77.09 tonnes per hectare against 76.34 tonnes per hectare in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.79 tonnes per hectare | 35.1 tonnes per hectare | 10.31 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 30.44 tonnes per hectare | 32.66 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 39.37 tonnes per hectare | 40.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7328 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 49.54 tonnes per hectare | 49.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.2307 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 70.45 tonnes per hectare | 57.85 tonnes per hectare | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 88.9 tonnes per hectare | 69.73 tonnes per hectare | 19.16 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 82.75 tonnes per hectare | 70.67 tonnes per hectare | 12.08 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 77.09 tonnes per hectare against 76.34 tonnes per hectare in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.75 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- Spain ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.