Sugar beet yields in Austria
Austria: Sugar beet yields was 79.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Austria, 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
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Austria stood at 79.88 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Austria peaked at 83.87 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Austria 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.33 tonnes per hectare | 32.23 tonnes per hectare | 49.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.44 tonnes per hectare | 40.84 tonnes per hectare | 52.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.47 tonnes per hectare | 48.06 tonnes per hectare | 60.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.22 tonnes per hectare | 48.39 tonnes per hectare | 69.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.16 tonnes per hectare | 57.5 tonnes per hectare | 71.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.28 tonnes per hectare | 62.8 tonnes per hectare | 83.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.76 tonnes per hectare | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | 79.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Austria?
- Sugar beet yields in Austria was 79.88 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 83.87 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.23 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Austria rank for sugar beet yields?
- Austria ranks 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.