Sugar beet yields in Egypt
Egypt: Sugar beet yields was 52.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Egypt, 1979–2024
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 Egypt is 52.41 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Egypt peaked at 72.81 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.69 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
Egypt ranks 31st of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.61 tonnes per hectare | 28.61 tonnes per hectare | 28.61 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.09 tonnes per hectare | 27.69 tonnes per hectare | 41.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.13 tonnes per hectare | 39.4 tonnes per hectare | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.09 tonnes per hectare | 47.43 tonnes per hectare | 52.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.96 tonnes per hectare | 47.66 tonnes per hectare | 58.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.08 tonnes per hectare | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | 72.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Egypt?
- Sugar beet yields in Egypt was 52.41 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 72.81 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.69 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for sugar beet yields?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.