Sugar beet yields in Moldova
Moldova: Sugar beet yields was 20.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.75 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 48.1%
World rank
53rd
of 66 countries
All-time high
49.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
15.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Sugar beet yields in Moldova, 1992–2024
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
Moldova recorded 20.75 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
The figure is down 48.1% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Moldova peaked at 49.88 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.06 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Moldova 53rd out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.91 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 24.69 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 18.4 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 23.07 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 22.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 24.65 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 20.31 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 16.51 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 15.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 18.23 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 22.72 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 17.32 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 26.14 tonnes per hectare | +51.0% |
| 2005 | 29.01 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 27.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 19.28 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 39.09 tonnes per hectare | +102.8% |
| 2009 | 17.09 tonnes per hectare | -56.3% |
| 2010 | 31.96 tonnes per hectare | +87.0% |
| 2011 | 23.73 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 35.56 tonnes per hectare | +85.7% |
| 2014 | 49.88 tonnes per hectare | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 25.26 tonnes per hectare | -49.4% |
| 2016 | 32.55 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 37.21 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 37.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 32.58 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 47.84 tonnes per hectare | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 41.27 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 39.94 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 20.75 tonnes per hectare | -48.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 20.75 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 20.75 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8 tonnes per hectare | 16.51 tonnes per hectare | 24.69 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.17 tonnes per hectare | 15.06 tonnes per hectare | 39.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.26 tonnes per hectare | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | 49.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.48 tonnes per hectare | 20.75 tonnes per hectare | 47.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 50 North Macedonia 29.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 Colombia 26.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 USSR 20.82 tonnes per hectare
- 54 Venezuela 20.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Afghanistan 19.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.04 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Moldova?
- Sugar beet yields in Moldova was 20.75 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 49.88 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.06 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for sugar beet yields?
- Moldova ranks 53rd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.