Sugar beet — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Sugar beet — Area harvested was 84,480 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
84,480 ha
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
15th
of 68 countries
All-time high
138,966 ha
in 1976
All-time low
58,433 ha
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 84,480 ha for sugar beet — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 138,966 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 58,433 ha, in 2015.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 15th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 84,792 ha
1962 77,439 ha -8.7%
1963 69,513 ha -10.2%
1964 79,134 ha +13.8%
1965 91,894 ha +16.1%
1966 91,651 ha -0.3%
1967 99,983 ha +9.1%
1968 103,530 ha +3.5%
1969 102,862 ha -0.6%
1970 102,228 ha -0.6%
1971 102,283 ha +0.1%
1972 112,725 ha +10.2%
1973 117,308 ha +4.1%
1974 108,635 ha -7.4%
1975 136,515 ha +25.7%
1976 138,966 ha +1.8%
1977 129,718 ha -6.7%
1978 130,610 ha +0.7%
1979 123,578 ha -5.4%
1980 120,650 ha -2.4%
1981 130,362 ha +8.0%
1982 133,979 ha +2.8%
1983 116,739 ha -12.9%
1984 129,308 ha +10.8%
1985 130,509 ha +0.9%
1986 137,695 ha +5.5%
1987 127,726 ha -7.2%
1988 123,376 ha -3.4%
1989 123,761 ha +0.3%
1990 125,000 ha +1.0%
1991 123,319 ha -1.3%
1992 120,843 ha -2.0%
1993 116,700 ha -3.4%
1994 114,500 ha -1.9%
1995 116,100 ha +1.4%
1996 117,000 ha +0.8%
1997 114,100 ha -2.5%
1998 109,689 ha -3.9%
1999 119,700 ha +9.1%
2000 111,000 ha -7.3%
2001 109,100 ha -1.7%
2002 108,900 ha -0.2%
2003 102,787 ha -5.6%
2004 97,700 ha -4.9%
2005 91,300 ha -6.6%
2006 82,781 ha -9.3%
2007 82,100 ha -0.8%
2008 72,200 ha -12.1%
2009 72,702 ha +0.7%
2010 70,560 ha -2.9%
2011 73,329 ha +3.9%
2012 72,000 ha -1.8%
2013 73,194 ha +1.7%
2014 75,094 ha +2.6%
2015 58,433 ha -22.2%
2016 70,722 ha +21.0%
2017 85,352 ha +20.7%
2018 85,200 ha -0.2%
2019 79,180 ha -7.1%
2020 81,460 ha +2.9%
2021 80,690 ha -0.9%
2022 81,800 ha +1.4%
2023 80,440 ha -1.7%
2024 84,480 ha +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88,978 ha 69,513 ha 103,530 ha 9
1970s 120,257 ha 102,228 ha 138,966 ha 10
1980s 127,410 ha 116,739 ha 137,695 ha 10
1990s 117,695 ha 109,689 ha 125,000 ha 10
2000s 93,057 ha 72,200 ha 111,000 ha 10
2010s 74,306 ha 58,433 ha 85,352 ha 10
2020s 81,774 ha 80,440 ha 84,480 ha 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 12 Belarus 106,000 ha compare
  2. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 102,389 ha compare
  3. 14 Belgium-Luxembourg 101,191 ha compare
  4. 16 Czechia 65,910 ha compare
  5. 17 Serbia and Montenegro 64,326 ha compare
  6. 18 Belgium 58,330 ha compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Sugar beet — area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 84,480 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 138,966 ha in 1976.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 58,433 ha in 2015.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 15th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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