Sugar beet yields in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sugar beet yields was 20.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Venezuela, 1991–2024
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 Venezuela stood at 20.2 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Venezuela peaked at 22.41 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.22 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Venezuela ranks 54th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1992 | 13.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 17.37 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 17.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 17.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 19.99 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 20.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19.36 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 20.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 20.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 18.3 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 18.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.36 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 17.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.7 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 18.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.79 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 19.64 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.29 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 20.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.41 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 20.14 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 19.59 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 20.2 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.54 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 20.2 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.14 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.66 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 20.23 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.77 tonnes per hectare | 17.36 tonnes per hectare | 20.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.94 tonnes per hectare | 18.79 tonnes per hectare | 20.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.53 tonnes per hectare | 19.59 tonnes per hectare | 22.41 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 51 Colombia 26.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 USSR 20.82 tonnes per hectare
- 53 Moldova 20.75 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Afghanistan 19.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Algeria 18.67 tonnes per hectare
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Venezuela?
- Sugar beet yields in Venezuela was 20.2 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 22.41 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.22 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Venezuela rank for sugar beet yields?
- Venezuela ranks 54th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.