Sugar beet yields in Japan
Japan: Sugar beet yields was 71.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.27 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
13th
of 66 countries
All-time high
71.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
23.57 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Japan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.57 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 24.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 30.02 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1966 | 26.82 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 33.18 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1968 | 38.43 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 35.37 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 43.11 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 40.46 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 47.75 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 47.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 39.54 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 36.57 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 51.16 tonnes per hectare | +39.9% |
| 1977 | 47.32 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 49.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 56.77 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 54.78 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 45.46 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 58.94 tonnes per hectare | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 46.26 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 53.72 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 54.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 53.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 53.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 53.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.95 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 55.5 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 57.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 50.72 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 48.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 55.2 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 54.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 47.27 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 53.8 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 59.32 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 54.1 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 53.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.52 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 61.53 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 61.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 68.47 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 62.24 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 58.2 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 64.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 64.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.57 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 49.36 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 58.63 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 63.37 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 59.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 62.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 66.75 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 53.42 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 67.03 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 63.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 70.3 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 68.87 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 63.99 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 66.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 71.27 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 71.27 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.19 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
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 66 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.