Sugar beet — Area harvested in United States of America

United States of America: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 439,290 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
439,290 ha
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
8th
of 22 groups
All-time high
632,500 ha
in 1969
All-time low
396,640 ha
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar beet — area harvested in United States of America is 439,290 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in United States of America peaked at 632,500 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 396,640 ha, in 2019.

United States of America ranks 8th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 441,500 ha
1962 446,360 ha +1.1%
1963 505,000 ha +13.1%
1964 564,626 ha +11.8%
1965 501,800 ha -11.1%
1966 469,874 ha -6.4%
1967 459,700 ha -2.2%
1968 583,550 ha +26.9%
1969 632,500 ha +8.4%
1970 553,200 ha -12.5%
1971 543,040 ha -1.8%
1972 537,698 ha -1.0%
1973 492,698 ha -8.4%
1974 490,715 ha -0.4%
1975 613,738 ha +25.1%
1976 599,250 ha -2.4%
1977 492,180 ha -17.9%
1978 513,630 ha +4.4%
1979 453,130 ha -11.8%
1980 481,367 ha +6.2%
1981 496,988 ha +3.2%
1982 415,500 ha -16.4%
1983 427,260 ha +2.8%
1984 443,650 ha +3.8%
1985 446,200 ha +0.6%
1986 482,100 ha +8.0%
1987 506,800 ha +5.1%
1988 526,400 ha +3.9%
1989 523,900 ha -0.5%
1990 557,300 ha +6.4%
1991 561,200 ha +0.7%
1992 571,200 ha +1.8%
1993 570,400 ha -0.1%
1994 584,000 ha +2.4%
1995 574,700 ha -1.6%
1996 535,530 ha -6.8%
1997 577,900 ha +7.9%
1998 587,080 ha +1.6%
1999 618,080 ha +5.3%
2000 555,640 ha -10.1%
2001 502,261 ha -9.6%
2002 550,662 ha +9.6%
2003 545,441 ha -0.9%
2004 528,810 ha -3.0%
2005 502,990 ha -4.9%
2006 527,554 ha +4.9%
2007 504,567 ha -4.4%
2008 406,511 ha -19.4%
2009 464,790 ha +14.3%
2010 467,860 ha +0.7%
2011 490,965 ha +4.9%
2012 487,290 ha -0.7%
2013 467,010 ha -4.2%
2014 463,900 ha -0.7%
2015 463,530 ha -0.1%
2016 455,838 ha -1.7%
2017 450,740 ha -1.1%
2018 443,700 ha -1.6%
2019 396,640 ha -10.6%
2020 462,080 ha +16.5%
2021 448,560 ha -2.9%
2022 460,330 ha +2.6%
2023 456,210 ha -0.9%
2024 439,290 ha -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 511,657 ha 441,500 ha 632,500 ha 9
1970s 528,928 ha 453,130 ha 613,738 ha 10
1980s 475,016 ha 415,500 ha 526,400 ha 10
1990s 573,739 ha 535,530 ha 618,080 ha 10
2000s 508,923 ha 406,511 ha 555,640 ha 10
2010s 458,747 ha 396,640 ha 490,965 ha 10
2020s 453,294 ha 439,290 ha 462,080 ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Poland 277,920 ha compare
  2. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,181 ha compare
  3. 6 Egypt 264,840 ha compare
  4. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 102 ha compare
  5. 7 Ukraine 253,600 ha compare
  6. 8 China 217,570 ha compare
  7. 8 China, mainland 217,570 ha compare
  8. 10 Czechoslovakia 169,531 ha compare
  9. 11 Yugoslav SFR 142,555 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in United States of America?
Sugar beet — area harvested in United States of America was 439,290 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 632,500 ha in 1969.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 396,640 ha in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of 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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