Sugar beet yields in Denmark
Denmark: Sugar beet yields was 74.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.13 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 66 countries
All-time high
80.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
31.19 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 74.13 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Denmark peaked at 80.69 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.19 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Denmark ranks 11th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Denmark, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.13 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 34.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 37.53 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 37.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 31.19 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 37.49 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1967 | 40.7 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 41.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 38.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 40.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 40.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 38.39 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 39.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 40.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 36.49 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 35.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 41.7 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 38.4 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 39.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 39.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 41.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 47.02 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 36.14 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1984 | 48.96 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 1985 | 48.31 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 45.79 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 39.24 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 49.9 tonnes per hectare | +27.2% |
| 1989 | 49.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 54.99 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 49.89 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 45.62 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 54.72 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 47.53 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 46.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 43.77 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 48.8 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 52.81 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 56.24 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 56.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 58.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 57.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.9 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 57.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 51.2 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 61.45 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 67.51 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 67.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 60.53 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 70.32 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 67.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 71.01 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 71.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.45 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 80.69 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 77.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 77.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.3 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 74.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 74.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 74.13 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)
- Denmark's 74.13 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2 tonnes per hectare | 31.19 tonnes per hectare | 41.18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.16 tonnes per hectare | 35.6 tonnes per hectare | 41.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.56 tonnes per hectare | 36.14 tonnes per hectare | 49.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.06 tonnes per hectare | 43.77 tonnes per hectare | 56.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.97 tonnes per hectare | 51.2 tonnes per hectare | 60.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9 tonnes per hectare | 60.53 tonnes per hectare | 80.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.15 tonnes per hectare | 72.3 tonnes per hectare | 77.5 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 8 Belgium 75.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Netherlands 75.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Sweden 74.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 United States 72.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Japan 71.27 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 71 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Denmark?
- Sugar beet yields in Denmark was 74.13 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 80.69 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.19 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Denmark rank for sugar beet yields?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.