Sugar beet yields in Canada
Canada: Sugar beet yields was 78.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 65 countries on this measure, 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 | 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 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
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 65 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.