Sugar beet yields in Austria
Austria: Sugar beet yields was 79.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.88 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
3rd
of 66 countries
All-time high
83.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
32.23 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 66 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.
Sugar beet yields in Austria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.37 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 32.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 43.31 tonnes per hectare | +34.4% |
| 1964 | 41.88 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 38.26 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 49.49 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 1967 | 47.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 44.02 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 42.79 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 44.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 40.84 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 44.36 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 43.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 44.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 52.33 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 46.07 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 48.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 43.01 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 47.41 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 51 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 51.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.03 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 48.06 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 50.84 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 56.32 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 55.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 54.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 51.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 55.61 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 50.13 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 49.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 48.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 56.07 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 49.22 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 55.88 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 58.99 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 58.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 66.82 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 69.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 61.48 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 62.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.45 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 57.5 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 64.87 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 69 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 63.27 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 62.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.84 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 70.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 69.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 63.22 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 68.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 83.87 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 62.8 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 81.26 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 70.14 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 68.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 70.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 79.47 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 79.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.99 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 79.88 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 79.88 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.19 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Austria's 79.88 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3028 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (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 66 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.