Sugar beet yields in Spain
Spain: Sugar beet yields was 77.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.09 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
6th
of 66 countries
All-time high
96.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
21.12 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 77.09 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Spain peaked at 96.93 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Spain ranks 6th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Spain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.44 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 21.12 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1963 | 23.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 23.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 25.12 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 24.99 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 25.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 27.39 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 24.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 32.22 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1972 | 25.18 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 28.98 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 28.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 31.65 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 34.71 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 32.86 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 35.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 30.94 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 37.69 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 36.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 35.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 38.63 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 36.77 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 36.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 44.24 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 46.64 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 42.1 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 43.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 40.41 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 44.41 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 51.23 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 45.58 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 43.13 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 52.43 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 54.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 59.31 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 61.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 63.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 63.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.06 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 63.76 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 69.59 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 71.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 68.14 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 72.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 76.24 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 84.83 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 81.47 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 93.22 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 88.83 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 78.62 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 96.93 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 95.87 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.69 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 89.79 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 81.33 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 91.21 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 88.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 84.96 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 80.75 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 82.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 77.09 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 77.09 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)
- Spain's 77.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.79 tonnes per hectare | 21.12 tonnes per hectare | 27.44 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.44 tonnes per hectare | 24.5 tonnes per hectare | 35.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.37 tonnes per hectare | 35.04 tonnes per hectare | 46.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.54 tonnes per hectare | 40.41 tonnes per hectare | 61.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.45 tonnes per hectare | 63.17 tonnes per hectare | 84.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9 tonnes per hectare | 78.62 tonnes per hectare | 96.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.75 tonnes per hectare | 77.09 tonnes per hectare | 88.08 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Spain?
- Sugar beet yields in Spain was 77.09 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 96.93 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.12 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Spain rank for sugar beet yields?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.