Sugar beet — Production in Western Asia

Western Asia: Sugar beet — Production was 23.33 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.33 million t
Change on year
down 8.8%
Rank
9th
of 22 groups
All-time high
25.59 million t
in 2023
All-time low
3.07 million t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar beet — production in Western Asia is 23.33 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — production in Western Asia peaked at 25.59 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.07 million t, in 1962.

That places Western Asia 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Sugar beet — Production in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Production in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 3.22 million t —
1962 3.07 million t -4.5%
1963 3.66 million t +19.2%
1964 5.22 million t +42.5%
1965 3.98 million t -23.7%
1966 5.03 million t +26.4%
1967 5.85 million t +16.2%
1968 5.29 million t -9.5%
1969 3.89 million t -26.6%
1970 4.87 million t +25.4%
1971 6.67 million t +36.9%
1972 6.66 million t -0.2%
1973 5.66 million t -15.0%
1974 6.10 million t +7.9%
1975 7.49 million t +22.8%
1976 10.20 million t +36.2%
1977 9.79 million t -4.1%
1978 9.36 million t -4.4%
1979 9.34 million t -0.2%
1980 7.34 million t -21.4%
1981 11.94 million t +62.6%
1982 13.66 million t +14.4%
1983 14.00 million t +2.5%
1984 12.61 million t -9.9%
1985 10.45 million t -17.1%
1986 11.31 million t +8.3%
1987 13.39 million t +18.4%
1988 11.99 million t -10.4%
1989 11.59 million t -3.4%
1990 14.50 million t +25.2%
1991 16.13 million t +11.3%
1992 16.74 million t +3.8%
1993 17.07 million t +2.0%
1994 14.65 million t -14.2%
1995 12.87 million t -12.2%
1996 15.81 million t +22.9%
1997 19.93 million t +26.0%
1998 23.83 million t +19.6%
1999 18.85 million t -20.9%
2000 20.39 million t +8.2%
2001 13.91 million t -31.8%
2002 18.16 million t +30.6%
2003 13.96 million t -23.1%
2004 14.88 million t +6.6%
2005 16.41 million t +10.3%
2006 16.13 million t -1.7%
2007 14.01 million t -13.2%
2008 16.86 million t +20.4%
2009 18.23 million t +8.1%
2010 19.73 million t +8.3%
2011 18.28 million t -7.4%
2012 16.21 million t -11.3%
2013 17.08 million t +5.4%
2014 17.07 million t -0.0%
2015 16.33 million t -4.3%
2016 20.01 million t +22.5%
2017 21.67 million t +8.3%
2018 17.82 million t -17.8%
2019 18.40 million t +3.3%
2020 23.36 million t +27.0%
2021 18.04 million t -22.8%
2022 19.62 million t +8.8%
2023 25.59 million t +30.4%
2024 23.33 million t -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.36 million t 3.07 million t 5.85 million t 9
1970s 7.61 million t 4.87 million t 10.20 million t 10
1980s 11.83 million t 7.34 million t 14.00 million t 10
1990s 17.04 million t 12.87 million t 23.83 million t 10
2000s 16.29 million t 13.91 million t 20.39 million t 10
2010s 18.26 million t 16.21 million t 21.67 million t 10
2020s 21.99 million t 18.04 million t 25.59 million t 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 6 Egypt 13.88 million t compare
  2. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 6,090 t compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 12.80 million t compare
  4. 8 China 12.41 million t compare
  5. 8 China, mainland 12.41 million t compare
  6. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.82 million t compare
  7. 11 Belgium-Luxembourg 7.11 million t compare
  8. 12 Yugoslav SFR 6.37 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — production in Western Asia?
Sugar beet — production in Western Asia was 23.33 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — production recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 25.59 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar beet — production recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.07 million t in 1962.
How does Western Asia rank for sugar beet — production?
Western Asia ranks 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar beet — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar beet — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,770 data points, 1961–2024
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