Sugar beet yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sugar beet yields was 59.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 59.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Tunisia peaked at 61.8 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.74 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Tunisia 24th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 tonnes per hectare | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.39 tonnes per hectare | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | 32.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.78 tonnes per hectare | 23.1 tonnes per hectare | 53.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.74 tonnes per hectare | 41.87 tonnes per hectare | 54.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.68 tonnes per hectare | 42.68 tonnes per hectare | 42.68 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.36 tonnes per hectare | 51.76 tonnes per hectare | 61.8 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.24 tonnes per hectare | 59.15 tonnes per hectare | 59.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Tunisia?
- Sugar beet yields in Tunisia was 59.21 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Tunisia rank for sugar beet yields?
- Tunisia ranks 24th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.