Sugar beet yields in Albania
Albania: Sugar beet yields was 34.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
45th
of 66 countries
All-time high
39.7 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
12.14 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Albania recorded 34.36 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Albania peaked at 39.7 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 12.14 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
That places Albania 45th out of 66 countries 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 yields in Albania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.7 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 23.84 tonnes per hectare | +51.9% |
| 1965 | 15.68 tonnes per hectare | -34.3% |
| 1966 | 23.85 tonnes per hectare | +52.1% |
| 1967 | 24.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 22.43 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 19.97 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 26.27 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 26.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 28 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 23.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 23 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 21.43 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 32.86 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 1980 | 27.81 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 32.04 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 34.7 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 38.1 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 39.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 27.47 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 24.74 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 24.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1989 | 39.7 tonnes per hectare | +131.8% |
| 1990 | 28.17 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1991 | 12.89 tonnes per hectare | -54.2% |
| 1992 | 12.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 28.78 tonnes per hectare | +137.0% |
| 1995 | 32.93 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 34.87 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 30.4 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 30.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 29.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.67 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 2004 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.68 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 27.05 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 30.38 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 33.85 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 39.15 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 38.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.22 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 32.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 34.36 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 34.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Albania's 34.36 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +137.0% | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 28.78 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +131.8% | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | 39.7 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.49 tonnes per hectare | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | 24.68 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.51 tonnes per hectare | 21.43 tonnes per hectare | 32.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.56 tonnes per hectare | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | 39.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.43 tonnes per hectare | 12.14 tonnes per hectare | 34.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.73 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 32.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.13 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 39.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.59 tonnes per hectare | 31.85 tonnes per hectare | 34.36 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,923 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4113 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Albania?
- Sugar beet yields in Albania was 34.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.14 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Albania rank for sugar beet yields?
- Albania ranks 45th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.