Sugar beet yields in Canada
Canada: Sugar beet yields was 78.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.96 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
5th
of 66 countries
All-time high
88.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
27.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Canada, 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
The most recent figure for sugar beet yields in Canada is 78.96 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Canada peaked at 88.82 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Canada ranks 5th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.19 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 29.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 30.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 28.72 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 30.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 32.15 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 29.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 30.9 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 30.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 29.89 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 33.61 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 30.9 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 32.47 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 29.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 36.09 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 39.49 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 38.31 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 36 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 33.16 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 41.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 35.68 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 37.78 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 33.76 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 33.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 40.4 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 43.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 34.81 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 36.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 39.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 43.62 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 34.23 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 35.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 42.8 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 41.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 44.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 44.84 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 48.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 42.75 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 49.46 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 46.52 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 34.13 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 56.23 tonnes per hectare | +64.8% |
| 2004 | 52.39 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 45.36 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 58.06 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 55.22 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 49.96 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 60.34 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 44.96 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 58.11 tonnes per hectare | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 59.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 67.27 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 71.68 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 68.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 71.85 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 73.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 75.64 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 72.89 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 70.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 78.66 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 74.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 88.82 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 78.96 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 78.96 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.02 tonnes per hectare | 28.72 tonnes per hectare | 32.15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.36 tonnes per hectare | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | 39.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.08 tonnes per hectare | 33.16 tonnes per hectare | 43.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.67 tonnes per hectare | 34.23 tonnes per hectare | 48.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.77 tonnes per hectare | 34.13 tonnes per hectare | 60.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.41 tonnes per hectare | 44.96 tonnes per hectare | 75.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.35 tonnes per hectare | 70.97 tonnes per hectare | 88.82 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Canada?
- Sugar beet yields in Canada was 78.96 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 88.82 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Canada rank for sugar beet yields?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.