Sugar beet — Yield in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sugar beet — Yield was 56,868 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
56,868 kg/ha
Change on year
down 9.7%
Rank
14th
of 22 groups
All-time high
69,552 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
26,813 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 56,868 kg/ha for sugar beet — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — yield in Southern Europe peaked at 69,552 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,813 kg/ha, in 1962.

Southern Europe ranks 14th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sugar beet — Yield in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 28,089 kg/ha —
1962 26,813 kg/ha -4.5%
1963 29,914 kg/ha +11.6%
1964 30,723 kg/ha +2.7%
1965 30,442 kg/ha -0.9%
1966 34,568 kg/ha +13.6%
1967 35,093 kg/ha +1.5%
1968 33,555 kg/ha -4.4%
1969 34,116 kg/ha +1.7%
1970 31,352 kg/ha -8.1%
1971 34,667 kg/ha +10.6%
1972 37,194 kg/ha +7.3%
1973 36,109 kg/ha -2.9%
1974 37,005 kg/ha +2.5%
1975 40,900 kg/ha +10.5%
1976 43,684 kg/ha +6.8%
1977 40,324 kg/ha -7.7%
1978 40,631 kg/ha +0.8%
1979 42,315 kg/ha +4.1%
1980 42,926 kg/ha +1.4%
1981 46,258 kg/ha +7.8%
1982 40,105 kg/ha -13.3%
1983 42,040 kg/ha +4.8%
1984 45,428 kg/ha +8.1%
1985 41,150 kg/ha -9.4%
1986 44,517 kg/ha +8.2%
1987 46,445 kg/ha +4.3%
1988 45,453 kg/ha -2.1%
1989 51,529 kg/ha +13.4%
1990 42,971 kg/ha -16.6%
1991 43,860 kg/ha +2.1%
1992 45,418 kg/ha +3.6%
1993 43,718 kg/ha -3.7%
1994 44,266 kg/ha +1.3%
1995 44,062 kg/ha -0.5%
1996 47,677 kg/ha +8.2%
1997 48,450 kg/ha +1.6%
1998 49,142 kg/ha +1.4%
1999 51,298 kg/ha +4.4%
2000 49,003 kg/ha -4.5%
2001 47,849 kg/ha -2.4%
2002 56,780 kg/ha +18.7%
2003 40,830 kg/ha -28.1%
2004 53,122 kg/ha +30.1%
2005 57,998 kg/ha +9.2%
2006 54,788 kg/ha -5.5%
2007 53,799 kg/ha -1.8%
2008 60,060 kg/ha +11.6%
2009 59,274 kg/ha -1.3%
2010 58,761 kg/ha -0.9%
2011 62,834 kg/ha +6.9%
2012 50,641 kg/ha -19.4%
2013 55,470 kg/ha +9.5%
2014 69,552 kg/ha +25.4%
2015 65,884 kg/ha -5.3%
2016 67,890 kg/ha +3.0%
2017 64,208 kg/ha -5.4%
2018 59,681 kg/ha -7.0%
2019 65,534 kg/ha +9.8%
2020 67,991 kg/ha +3.8%
2021 63,023 kg/ha -7.3%
2022 56,554 kg/ha -10.3%
2023 62,957 kg/ha +11.3%
2024 56,868 kg/ha -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31,479 kg/ha 26,813 kg/ha 35,093 kg/ha 9
1970s 38,418 kg/ha 31,352 kg/ha 43,684 kg/ha 10
1980s 44,585 kg/ha 40,105 kg/ha 51,529 kg/ha 10
1990s 46,086 kg/ha 42,971 kg/ha 51,298 kg/ha 10
2000s 53,350 kg/ha 40,830 kg/ha 60,060 kg/ha 10
2010s 62,045 kg/ha 50,641 kg/ha 69,552 kg/ha 10
2020s 61,479 kg/ha 56,554 kg/ha 67,991 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 11 Denmark 74,126 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Japan 71,268 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Kyrgyzstan 71,004 kg/ha compare
  4. 14 Belgium-Luxembourg 70,283 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 Lithuania 69,861 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Czechia 69,560 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 Switzerland 67,753 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — yield in Southern Europe?
Sugar beet — yield in Southern Europe was 56,868 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 69,552 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest sugar beet — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 26,813 kg/ha in 1962.
How does Southern Europe rank for sugar beet — yield?
Southern Europe ranks 14th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet — yield rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar beet — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
94 places, 4,554 data points, 1961–2024
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