Sugar beet — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 195,749 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet — area harvested in Northern Europe stood at 195,749 ha.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 438,776 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 160,757 ha, in 2015.
Northern Europe ranks 14th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 310,479 ha | — |
| 1962 | 309,742 ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 331,739 ha | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 358,712 ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 331,225 ha | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 315,590 ha | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 319,353 ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 321,423 ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 313,933 ha | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 314,081 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 325,133 ha | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 339,699 ha | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 350,016 ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 356,731 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 393,528 ha | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 405,348 ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 406,911 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 408,281 ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 411,663 ha | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 403,975 ha | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 406,870 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 402,180 ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 392,902 ha | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 391,523 ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 394,430 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 393,700 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 388,572 ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 380,014 ha | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 377,427 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 372,098 ha | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 364,260 ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 431,846 ha | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 426,808 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 422,772 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 425,389 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 436,491 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 438,776 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 426,137 ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 420,582 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 392,452 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 390,957 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 388,820 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 362,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 348,825 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 340,882 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 273,280 ha | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 246,098 ha | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 216,746 ha | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 221,927 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 226,461 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 226,090 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 232,629 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 222,597 ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 220,981 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 160,757 ha | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 177,751 ha | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 206,646 ha | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 204,480 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 188,780 ha | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 199,089 ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 178,598 ha | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 168,704 ha | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 183,611 ha | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 195,749 ha | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 323,577 ha | 309,742 ha | 358,712 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 371,139 ha | 314,081 ha | 411,663 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 393,159 ha | 377,427 ha | 406,870 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 416,516 ha | 364,260 ha | 438,776 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 318,199 ha | 216,746 ha | 392,452 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,717 ha | 160,757 ha | 232,629 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,150 ha | 168,704 ha | 199,089 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 11 Yugoslav SFR 142,555 ha compare
- 12 Belarus 106,000 ha compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 102,389 ha compare
- 14 Belgium-Luxembourg 101,191 ha compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84,480 ha compare
- 16 Czechia 65,910 ha compare
- 17 Serbia and Montenegro 64,326 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 21 kg/An (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production 14.31 million t (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 73,100 kg/ha (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 195,749 ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks 38.24 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17.74 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 367,371 t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 271,477 ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 2,840 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Sugar beet — area harvested in Northern Europe was 195,749 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 438,776 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,757 ha in 2015.
- How does Northern Europe rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 14th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.