Sugar beet yields in Serbia
Serbia: Sugar beet yields was 41.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Serbia, 2006–2024
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 Serbia stood at 41.05 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Serbia peaked at 54.71 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.95 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 39th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Serbia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2007 | 40.58 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 47.88 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 45.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 50.04 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 50.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.95 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 47.8 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 54.71 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 51.83 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 54.51 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 46.67 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 48.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 54.19 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 53.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 48 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 48.97 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 41.05 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 41.05 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 41.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.64 tonnes per hectare | 40.58 tonnes per hectare | 47.88 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.47 tonnes per hectare | 35.95 tonnes per hectare | 54.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.79 tonnes per hectare | 41.05 tonnes per hectare | 53.94 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Serbia?
- Sugar beet yields in Serbia was 41.05 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.71 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.95 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for sugar beet yields?
- Serbia ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.