Sugar beet — Area harvested in Western Europe

Western Europe: Sugar beet — Area harvested was 1.05 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.05 million ha
Change on year
up 9.0%
Rank
3rd
of 10 groups
All-time high
1.67 million ha
in 1981
All-time low
873,850 ha
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 1.05 million ha for sugar beet — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 1.67 million ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 873,850 ha, in 2015.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.09 million ha 1.01 million ha 1.19 million ha 9
1970s 1.42 million ha 1.14 million ha 1.62 million ha 10
1980s 1.44 million ha 1.29 million ha 1.67 million ha 10
1990s 1.26 million ha 1.21 million ha 1.38 million ha 10
2000s 1.05 million ha 918,555 ha 1.17 million ha 10
2010s 992,717 ha 873,850 ha 1.10 million ha 10
2020s 995,310 ha 964,952 ha 1.05 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 1 USSR 3.17 million ha compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 985,329 ha compare
  3. 3 Germany 437,200 ha compare
  4. 4 France 411,630 ha compare
  5. 5 Poland 277,920 ha compare
  6. 6 Egypt 264,840 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — area harvested in Western Europe?
Sugar beet — area harvested in Western Europe was 1.05 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million ha in 1981.
What is the lowest sugar beet — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 873,850 ha in 2015.
How does Western Europe rank for sugar beet — area harvested?
Western Europe ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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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