Sugar beet — Area harvested in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 131,603 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
131,603 ha
Change on year
up 20.7%
Rank
15th
of 22 groups
All-time high
759,755 ha
in 1976
All-time low
95,266 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 131,603 ha for sugar beet — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 759,755 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 95,266 ha, in 2022.

Southern Europe ranks 15th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 476,226 ha
1962 480,594 ha +0.9%
1963 460,105 ha -4.3%
1964 483,648 ha +5.1%
1965 532,319 ha +10.1%
1966 586,214 ha +10.1%
1967 643,807 ha +9.8%
1968 590,828 ha -8.2%
1969 597,658 ha +1.2%
1970 619,497 ha +3.7%
1971 569,905 ha -8.0%
1972 566,743 ha -0.6%
1973 545,481 ha -3.8%
1974 475,991 ha -12.7%
1975 631,399 ha +32.6%
1976 759,755 ha +20.3%
1977 681,167 ha -10.3%
1978 681,553 ha +0.1%
1979 647,343 ha -5.0%
1980 642,507 ha -0.7%
1981 746,918 ha +16.3%
1982 721,972 ha -3.3%
1983 669,445 ha -7.3%
1984 628,191 ha -6.2%
1985 613,094 ha -2.4%
1986 697,519 ha +13.8%
1987 683,312 ha -2.0%
1988 641,505 ha -6.1%
1989 673,983 ha +5.1%
1990 652,844 ha -3.1%
1991 630,810 ha -3.4%
1992 627,754 ha -0.5%
1993 583,034 ha -7.1%
1994 606,407 ha +4.0%
1995 591,008 ha -2.5%
1996 556,534 ha -5.8%
1997 592,202 ha +6.4%
1998 576,720 ha -2.6%
1999 580,823 ha +0.7%
2000 525,980 ha -9.4%
2001 478,125 ha -9.1%
2002 493,108 ha +3.1%
2003 462,632 ha -6.2%
2004 428,715 ha -7.3%
2005 506,939 ha +18.2%
2006 326,847 ha -35.5%
2007 288,537 ha -11.7%
2008 201,311 ha -30.2%
2009 219,518 ha +9.0%
2010 214,457 ha -2.3%
2011 196,814 ha -8.2%
2012 198,870 ha +1.0%
2013 168,927 ha -15.1%
2014 185,756 ha +10.0%
2015 138,536 ha -25.4%
2016 136,656 ha -1.4%
2017 155,667 ha +13.9%
2018 134,230 ha -13.8%
2019 117,080 ha -12.8%
2020 105,684 ha -9.7%
2021 108,500 ha +2.7%
2022 95,266 ha -12.2%
2023 109,006 ha +14.4%
2024 131,603 ha +20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 539,044 ha 460,105 ha 643,807 ha 9
1970s 617,883 ha 475,991 ha 759,755 ha 10
1980s 671,845 ha 613,094 ha 746,918 ha 10
1990s 599,814 ha 556,534 ha 652,844 ha 10
2000s 393,171 ha 201,311 ha 525,980 ha 10
2010s 164,699 ha 117,080 ha 214,457 ha 10
2020s 110,012 ha 95,266 ha 131,603 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  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. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84,480 ha compare
  5. 16 Czechia 65,910 ha compare
  6. 17 Serbia and Montenegro 64,326 ha compare
  7. 18 Belgium 58,330 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in Southern Europe?
Sugar beet — area harvested in Southern Europe was 131,603 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 759,755 ha in 1976.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 95,266 ha in 2022.
How does Southern Europe rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
Southern Europe ranks 15th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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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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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