Sugar beet yields in Hungary
Hungary: Sugar beet yields was 53.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Hungary, 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
Hungary recorded 53.09 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Hungary peaked at 70.09 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Hungary 28th out of 65 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.52 tonnes per hectare | 18.12 tonnes per hectare | 34.06 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.81 tonnes per hectare | 27.76 tonnes per hectare | 38.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.75 tonnes per hectare | 34.7 tonnes per hectare | 44.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.26 tonnes per hectare | 22.96 tonnes per hectare | 44.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.55 tonnes per hectare | 34.39 tonnes per hectare | 59.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.01 tonnes per hectare | 47.1 tonnes per hectare | 70.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.94 tonnes per hectare | 48.43 tonnes per hectare | 61.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.25 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Hungary?
- Sugar beet yields in Hungary was 53.09 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 70.09 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.12 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Hungary rank for sugar beet yields?
- Hungary ranks 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.