Sugar beet — Area harvested in Sweden

Sweden: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 28,430 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
28,430 ha
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
27th
of 73 countries
All-time high
60,459 ha
in 1997
All-time low
19,380 ha
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Area harvested in Sweden, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 28,430 ha for sugar beet — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Sweden peaked at 60,459 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19,380 ha, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 27th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42,511 ha 39,318 ha 49,828 ha 9
1970s 47,094 ha 39,520 ha 53,246 ha 10
1980s 51,664 ha 50,275 ha 53,200 ha 10
1990s 53,685 ha 38,502 ha 60,459 ha 10
2000s 47,361 ha 36,800 ha 55,484 ha 10
2010s 32,594 ha 19,380 ha 39,638 ha 10
2020s 28,956 ha 28,430 ha 29,750 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 24 Austria 43,000 ha compare
  2. 25 Denmark 34,900 ha compare
  3. 26 Italy 29,230 ha compare
  4. 28 Kazakhstan 25,010 ha compare
  5. 29 Slovakia 23,550 ha compare
  6. 30 Romania 22,920 ha compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in Sweden?
Sugar beet — area harvested in Sweden was 28,430 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 60,459 ha in 1997.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 19,380 ha in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
Sweden ranks 27th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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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