Sugar beet yields in Belgium
Belgium: Sugar beet yields was 75.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.64 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
8th
of 66 countries
All-time high
95.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
58.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sugar beet yields in Belgium, 2000–2024
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
The most recent figure for sugar beet yields in Belgium is 75.64 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Belgium peaked at 95.11 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.72 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 8th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Belgium, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.68 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 58.72 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 67.74 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 70.74 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 70.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 69.96 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 68.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 69.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 73.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 82.66 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 75.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 86.96 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 88.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.42 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 81.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 72.45 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 95.11 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 82.81 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 88.04 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 84.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 82.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 84.75 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 75.64 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 75.64 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.19 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 75.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.95 tonnes per hectare | 58.72 tonnes per hectare | 82.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.77 tonnes per hectare | 72.45 tonnes per hectare | 95.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.24 tonnes per hectare | 75.64 tonnes per hectare | 89.07 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Belgium?
- Sugar beet yields in Belgium was 75.64 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.11 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.72 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for sugar beet yields?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.