Sugar beet yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sugar beet yields was 59.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.21 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 66 countries
All-time high
61.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
9.74 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
53
1961–2024
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 66 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.
Sugar beet yields in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 15.31 tonnes per hectare | -31.9% |
| 1965 | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 1966 | 18.8 tonnes per hectare | +93.0% |
| 1967 | 13.74 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 1968 | 13.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 17.29 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 15.87 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 26 tonnes per hectare | +63.9% |
| 1972 | 20.27 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1973 | 21.96 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 23.63 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 17.45 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 21.99 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 32.78 tonnes per hectare | +49.1% |
| 1978 | 30.36 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 23.64 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1980 | 33.14 tonnes per hectare | +40.2% |
| 1981 | 35.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 37.55 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 23.1 tonnes per hectare | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 39.08 tonnes per hectare | +69.1% |
| 1985 | 41.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 43.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 53.25 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 1988 | 45 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 47.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 54.99 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 47.74 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 52.77 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 44.94 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 44.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 47.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 51.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 45.26 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 47.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 41.87 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 42.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 56.67 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 56.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.76 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 61.8 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 61.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.82 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 59.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.84 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 59.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 59.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 59.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.54 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 59.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.91 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet yields in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +93.0% | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | 18.8 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (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 66 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.