Sugar beet yields in United States
United States: Sugar beet yields was 72.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.85 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
12th
of 66 countries
All-time high
74.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
36.84 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in United States, 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
In 2024, sugar beet yields in United States stood at 72.85 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in United States peaked at 74.36 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.84 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places United States 12th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.84 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 37.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 42.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 37.99 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 37.01 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 39.54 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 38.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 39.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 39.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 41.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 44.88 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 48.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 45.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 40.9 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 43.91 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 44.49 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 46.09 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 45.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 44.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 44.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 50.27 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 45.62 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 44.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 45.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 45.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 47.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 50.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 42.76 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 43.52 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 44.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 45.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 46.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 41.75 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 44.3 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 45.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 46.91 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 50.22 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 49.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 58.56 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 51.18 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 50.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 56.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 64.57 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 63.25 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 59.99 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 58.13 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 62.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 53.39 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 65.58 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 63.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 61.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 69.23 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 73.48 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 71.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 68.05 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 65.53 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 65.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.36 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 64.33 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 70.05 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 72.85 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 72.85 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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.74 tonnes per hectare | 36.84 tonnes per hectare | 42.05 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.46 tonnes per hectare | 40.9 tonnes per hectare | 48.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.97 tonnes per hectare | 42.76 tonnes per hectare | 50.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.36 tonnes per hectare | 41.75 tonnes per hectare | 50.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.36 tonnes per hectare | 50.32 tonnes per hectare | 64.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.33 tonnes per hectare | 53.39 tonnes per hectare | 73.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.52 tonnes per hectare | 64.33 tonnes per hectare | 74.36 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in United States?
- Sugar beet yields in United States was 72.85 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 74.36 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.84 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does United States rank for sugar beet yields?
- United States ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.