Sugar beet — Area harvested in Northern America

Northern America: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 457,590 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
457,590 ha
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
7th
of 22 groups
All-time high
664,561 ha
in 1969
All-time low
409,040 ha
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 457,590 ha for sugar beet — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 664,561 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 409,040 ha, in 2019.

That places Northern America 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 475,868 ha
1962 480,627 ha +1.0%
1963 543,535 ha +13.1%
1964 605,625 ha +11.4%
1965 536,207 ha -11.5%
1966 502,763 ha -6.2%
1967 493,412 ha -1.9%
1968 615,789 ha +24.8%
1969 664,561 ha +7.9%
1970 581,030 ha -12.6%
1971 575,858 ha -0.9%
1972 569,105 ha -1.2%
1973 520,475 ha -8.5%
1974 518,050 ha -0.5%
1975 645,904 ha +24.7%
1976 631,350 ha -2.3%
1977 517,780 ha -18.0%
1978 538,340 ha +4.0%
1979 476,890 ha -11.4%
1980 507,937 ha +6.5%
1981 526,278 ha +3.6%
1982 444,200 ha -15.6%
1983 458,160 ha +3.1%
1984 471,050 ha +2.8%
1985 458,200 ha -2.7%
1986 505,500 ha +10.3%
1987 529,400 ha +4.7%
1988 547,000 ha +3.3%
1989 546,500 ha -0.1%
1990 581,400 ha +6.4%
1991 586,075 ha +0.8%
1992 593,860 ha +1.3%
1993 592,660 ha -0.2%
1994 609,500 ha +2.8%
1995 599,400 ha -1.7%
1996 558,880 ha -6.8%
1997 592,060 ha +5.9%
1998 605,280 ha +2.2%
1999 635,480 ha +5.0%
2000 572,240 ha -10.0%
2001 513,961 ha -10.2%
2002 560,762 ha +9.1%
2003 557,541 ha -0.6%
2004 543,010 ha -2.6%
2005 516,390 ha -4.9%
2006 542,554 ha +5.1%
2007 518,367 ha -4.5%
2008 413,411 ha -20.2%
2009 475,690 ha +15.1%
2010 479,160 ha +0.7%
2011 503,065 ha +5.0%
2012 497,390 ha -1.1%
2013 475,910 ha -4.3%
2014 472,000 ha -0.8%
2015 470,830 ha -0.2%
2016 467,138 ha -0.8%
2017 461,240 ha -1.3%
2018 461,900 ha +0.1%
2019 409,040 ha -11.4%
2020 477,780 ha +16.8%
2021 463,960 ha -2.9%
2022 477,530 ha +2.9%
2023 469,410 ha -1.7%
2024 457,590 ha -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 546,487 ha 475,868 ha 664,561 ha 9
1970s 557,478 ha 476,890 ha 645,904 ha 10
1980s 499,422 ha 444,200 ha 547,000 ha 10
1990s 595,460 ha 558,880 ha 635,480 ha 10
2000s 521,393 ha 413,411 ha 572,240 ha 10
2010s 469,767 ha 409,040 ha 503,065 ha 10
2020s 469,254 ha 457,590 ha 477,780 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 France 411,630 ha compare
  2. 5 Poland 277,920 ha compare
  3. 6 Egypt 264,840 ha compare
  4. 7 Ukraine 253,600 ha compare
  5. 8 China (People’s Republic of) 217,570 ha compare
  6. 8 China, mainland 217,570 ha compare
  7. 10 Czechoslovakia 169,531 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in Northern America?
Sugar beet — area harvested in Northern America was 457,590 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 664,561 ha in 1969.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 409,040 ha in 2019.
How does Northern America rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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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