Sugar beet yields in Sweden
Sweden: Sugar beet yields was 74.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.53 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
10th
of 66 countries
All-time high
74.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
30.84 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Sweden, 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
The most recent figure for sugar beet yields in Sweden is 74.53 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Sweden peaked at 74.7 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.84 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Sweden 10th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Sweden, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 30.84 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1963 | 38.98 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1964 | 39.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 32.11 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 35.87 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 45.72 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 48.38 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 37.15 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 39.49 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 42.52 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 43.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 43.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 46.21 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 38.08 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 39.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 41.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 43.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 42.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 44.9 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 47.86 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 45.7 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 36.82 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 47.86 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 41.81 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 42.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 33.05 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 47.54 tonnes per hectare | +43.8% |
| 1989 | 52.46 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 55.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 42.28 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 44.53 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 49.6 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 44.04 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 43.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 41.05 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 40.19 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 43.77 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 45.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 46.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 48.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 48.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 48.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 53.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 60.45 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 52.08 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 62.9 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 55.85 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 64.2 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 59.77 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 60.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 64.98 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 63.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.43 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 74.7 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 2020 | 68.14 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 71.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 64.72 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 60.63 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 74.53 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 74.53 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)
- Sweden's 74.53 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.61 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.72 tonnes per hectare | 30.84 tonnes per hectare | 48.38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.88 tonnes per hectare | 38.08 tonnes per hectare | 46.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.02 tonnes per hectare | 33.05 tonnes per hectare | 52.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.01 tonnes per hectare | 40.19 tonnes per hectare | 55.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.61 tonnes per hectare | 46.9 tonnes per hectare | 60.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.41 tonnes per hectare | 52.08 tonnes per hectare | 74.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.92 tonnes per hectare | 60.63 tonnes per hectare | 74.53 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 7 United Kingdom 76.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Belgium 75.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Netherlands 75.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Denmark 74.13 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 United States 72.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Japan 71.27 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Sweden?
- Sugar beet yields in Sweden was 74.53 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.84 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Sweden rank for sugar beet yields?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.