Sugar beet yields in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Sugar beet yields was 29.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet yields in North Macedonia, 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
North Macedonia recorded 29.71 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in North Macedonia peaked at 40.33 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.35 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 50th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.81 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 24.39 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 33.48 tonnes per hectare | +37.3% |
| 1995 | 40.33 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 38.92 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 33.14 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 32.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 29.29 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 27.92 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 22.35 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 29.2 tonnes per hectare | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 30.73 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 33.85 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 36.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 32.58 tonnes per hectare | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 29.63 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 26 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 29.02 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 29.84 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 29.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 29.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +37.3% | 24.39 tonnes per hectare | 33.48 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.24 tonnes per hectare | 24.39 tonnes per hectare | 40.33 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.36 tonnes per hectare | 22.35 tonnes per hectare | 36.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.68 tonnes per hectare | 29.02 tonnes per hectare | 29.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | 29.7 tonnes per hectare | 29.71 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 626.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3711 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in North Macedonia?
- Sugar beet yields in North Macedonia was 29.71 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.33 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.35 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for sugar beet yields?
- North Macedonia ranks 50th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.