Sugar beet yields in Greece
Greece: Sugar beet yields was 30.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
49th
of 66 countries
All-time high
70.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
20.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Greece, 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
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Greece stood at 30.6 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Greece peaked at 70.1 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 20.8 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Greece 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Greece, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 32.27 tonnes per hectare | +55.1% |
| 1963 | 34.48 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 43.91 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 39.46 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 43.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 51.44 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 38.33 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 1969 | 46.24 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 51.66 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 54.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 52.52 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 54.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 55.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 60.45 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 62.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 53.96 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 58.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 60.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 57.59 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 61.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 60.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 62.99 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 62.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 60.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 59.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 67.78 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 55.56 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 70.1 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 60.53 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 61.93 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 60.53 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 62.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 60.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 60.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.98 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 59.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 53.44 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 56.87 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 62.7 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 64.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 64.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.01 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 63.11 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 62.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.29 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 54.74 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 59.35 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 63.53 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 57 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 60.53 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 58.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 61.46 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 63.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 67.55 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 60.85 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 63.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 44.94 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 49.3 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 51.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 55.94 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 55 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 29.5 tonnes per hectare | -46.4% |
| 2024 | 30.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 30.6 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.19 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 30.6 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +55.1% | 20.8 tonnes per hectare | 32.27 tonnes per hectare |
| 2023 | -46.4% | 55 tonnes per hectare | 29.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.9 tonnes per hectare | 20.8 tonnes per hectare | 51.44 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.46 tonnes per hectare | 51.66 tonnes per hectare | 62.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.82 tonnes per hectare | 55.56 tonnes per hectare | 70.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.71 tonnes per hectare | 53.44 tonnes per hectare | 62.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.73 tonnes per hectare | 54.01 tonnes per hectare | 64.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7 tonnes per hectare | 44.94 tonnes per hectare | 67.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.44 tonnes per hectare | 29.5 tonnes per hectare | 55.94 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Greece?
- Sugar beet yields in Greece was 30.6 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for sugar beet yields?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.