Sugar beet — Area harvested in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 266,470 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
266,470 ha
Change on year
up 33.2%
Rank
13th
of 22 groups
All-time high
855,370 ha
in 1991
All-time low
127,800 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, sugar beet — area harvested in Eastern Asia stood at 266,470 ha.

That represents a change of up 33.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 855,370 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 127,800 ha, in 1963.

Eastern Asia ranks 13th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 254,700 ha —
1962 135,400 ha -46.8%
1963 127,800 ha -5.6%
1964 173,700 ha +35.9%
1965 231,300 ha +33.2%
1966 255,100 ha +10.3%
1967 244,500 ha -4.2%
1968 224,900 ha -8.0%
1969 244,200 ha +8.6%
1970 252,800 ha +3.5%
1971 273,600 ha +8.2%
1972 323,800 ha +18.3%
1973 347,100 ha +7.2%
1974 314,200 ha -9.5%
1975 350,800 ha +11.6%
1976 398,900 ha +13.7%
1977 401,100 ha +0.6%
1978 388,700 ha -3.1%
1979 383,900 ha -1.2%
1980 507,100 ha +32.1%
1981 509,400 ha +0.5%
1982 531,200 ha +4.3%
1983 616,250 ha +16.0%
1984 576,700 ha -6.4%
1985 632,500 ha +9.7%
1986 591,900 ha -6.4%
1987 568,700 ha -3.9%
1988 816,829 ha +43.6%
1989 641,013 ha -21.5%
1990 742,253 ha +15.8%
1991 855,370 ha +15.2%
1992 730,600 ha -14.6%
1993 668,800 ha -8.5%
1994 768,200 ha +14.9%
1995 764,600 ha -0.5%
1996 708,030 ha -7.4%
1997 680,060 ha -4.0%
1998 653,370 ha -3.9%
1999 410,980 ha -37.1%
2000 398,490 ha -3.0%
2001 472,190 ha +18.5%
2002 490,650 ha +3.9%
2003 315,910 ha -35.6%
2004 257,990 ha -18.3%
2005 277,530 ha +7.6%
2006 256,190 ha -7.7%
2007 282,540 ha +10.3%
2008 312,450 ha +10.6%
2009 250,790 ha -19.7%
2010 281,340 ha +12.2%
2011 287,070 ha +2.0%
2012 295,080 ha +2.8%
2013 240,040 ha -18.7%
2014 196,180 ha -18.3%
2015 154,800 ha -21.1%
2016 213,700 ha +38.0%
2017 232,490 ha +8.8%
2018 273,430 ha +17.6%
2019 275,600 ha +0.8%
2020 269,600 ha -2.2%
2021 198,800 ha -26.3%
2022 218,250 ha +9.8%
2023 200,050 ha -8.3%
2024 266,470 ha +33.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 210,178 ha 127,800 ha 255,100 ha 9
1970s 343,490 ha 252,800 ha 401,100 ha 10
1980s 599,159 ha 507,100 ha 816,829 ha 10
1990s 698,226 ha 410,980 ha 855,370 ha 10
2000s 331,473 ha 250,790 ha 490,650 ha 10
2010s 244,973 ha 154,800 ha 295,080 ha 10
2020s 230,634 ha 198,800 ha 269,600 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 10 Czechoslovakia 169,531 ha compare
  2. 11 Yugoslav SFR 142,555 ha compare
  3. 12 Belarus 106,000 ha compare
  4. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 102,389 ha compare
  5. 14 Belgium-Luxembourg 101,191 ha compare
  6. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84,480 ha compare
  7. 16 Czechia 65,910 ha compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in Eastern Asia?
Sugar beet — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 266,470 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 855,370 ha in 1991.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 127,800 ha in 1963.
How does Eastern Asia rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar beet — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar beet — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,772 data points, 1961–2024
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