Sugar beet yields in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Sugar beet yields was 76.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in United Kingdom, 1932–2024
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 United Kingdom stood at 76.34 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in United Kingdom peaked at 81.11 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1932.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1940s | 26.4 tonnes per hectare | 26.4 tonnes per hectare | 26.4 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 35.1 tonnes per hectare | 31.4 tonnes per hectare | 38.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.66 tonnes per hectare | 23.52 tonnes per hectare | 41.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.1 tonnes per hectare | 34.65 tonnes per hectare | 49.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.31 tonnes per hectare | 40.73 tonnes per hectare | 57.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.85 tonnes per hectare | 47.09 tonnes per hectare | 74.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.73 tonnes per hectare | 55.09 tonnes per hectare | 80.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.67 tonnes per hectare | 53.84 tonnes per hectare | 81.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in United Kingdom?
- Sugar beet yields in United Kingdom was 76.34 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 81.11 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 tonnes per hectare in 1932.
- How does United Kingdom rank for sugar beet yields?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.