Sugar beet yields in Egypt
Egypt: Sugar beet yields was 52.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.41 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
31st
of 66 countries
All-time high
72.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
27.69 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
Years of data
46
1979–2024
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 66 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.
Sugar beet yields in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 28.61 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1980 | 28.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 27.69 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 29.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 32.54 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 36.53 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 33.62 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 39.06 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 41.03 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 41.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 41.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 53.4 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 1992 | 46.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 47.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 46.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 43.74 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 39.4 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 42.57 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 44.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 47.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 50.72 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 47.68 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 49.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 48.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 52.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 47.43 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 47.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 58.28 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 49.25 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 51.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 51.93 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 52.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 47.66 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 49.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 50.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 48.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 72.81 tonnes per hectare | +51.2% |
| 2021 | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 2022 | 49.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 52.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 52.41 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.54 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 52.41 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.91 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.2% | 48.16 tonnes per hectare | 72.81 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
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 66 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.