Sugar beet yields in Japan
Japan: Sugar beet yields was 71.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 71.27 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Japan peaked at 71.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.57 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Japan ranks 13th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 28.9 tonnes per hectare | 23.57 tonnes per hectare | 38.43 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.03 tonnes per hectare | 36.57 tonnes per hectare | 56.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.49 tonnes per hectare | 45.46 tonnes per hectare | 58.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.59 tonnes per hectare | 47.27 tonnes per hectare | 59.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.78 tonnes per hectare | 53.08 tonnes per hectare | 68.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3 tonnes per hectare | 49.36 tonnes per hectare | 70.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2 tonnes per hectare | 63.99 tonnes per hectare | 71.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 9.50 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.84 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Japan?
- Sugar beet yields in Japan was 71.27 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.57 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for sugar beet yields?
- Japan ranks 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.