Sugar beet yields in Belgium
Belgium: Sugar beet yields was 75.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
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 65 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.