Sugar beet yields in Greece
Greece: Sugar beet yields was 30.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (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 65 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.