Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Europe

Europe: Sugar Crops Primary — Production was 197.27 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
197.27 million t
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
6th
of 29 groups
All-time high
255.81 million t
in 1989
All-time low
125.36 million t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Europe, 1961–2024

0100.0M200.0M300.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, sugar crops primary — production in Europe stood at 197.27 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — production in Europe peaked at 255.81 million t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 125.36 million t, in 1962.

That places Europe 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sugar Crops Primary — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 137.03 million t —
1962 125.36 million t -8.5%
1963 135.09 million t +7.8%
1964 184.00 million t +36.2%
1965 167.66 million t -8.9%
1966 179.44 million t +7.0%
1967 199.91 million t +11.4%
1968 209.70 million t +4.9%
1969 176.66 million t -15.8%
1970 184.70 million t +4.5%
1971 184.00 million t -0.4%
1972 194.99 million t +6.0%
1973 209.33 million t +7.4%
1974 196.45 million t -6.2%
1975 202.88 million t +3.3%
1976 242.36 million t +19.5%
1977 241.52 million t -0.3%
1978 236.05 million t -2.3%
1979 218.82 million t -7.3%
1980 221.39 million t +1.2%
1981 232.37 million t +5.0%
1982 238.94 million t +2.8%
1983 218.96 million t -8.4%
1984 241.29 million t +10.2%
1985 230.87 million t -4.3%
1986 227.73 million t -1.4%
1987 236.69 million t +3.9%
1988 231.04 million t -2.4%
1989 255.81 million t +10.7%
1990 239.93 million t -6.2%
1991 210.10 million t -12.4%
1992 204.10 million t -2.9%
1993 210.95 million t +3.4%
1994 179.70 million t -14.8%
1995 193.58 million t +7.7%
1996 193.30 million t -0.1%
1997 189.62 million t -1.9%
1998 176.44 million t -7.0%
1999 182.51 million t +3.4%
2000 170.30 million t -6.7%
2001 160.97 million t -5.5%
2002 179.50 million t +11.5%
2003 161.16 million t -10.2%
2004 180.69 million t +12.1%
2005 182.03 million t +0.7%
2006 175.25 million t -3.7%
2007 171.22 million t -2.3%
2008 153.74 million t -10.2%
2009 159.49 million t +3.7%
2010 150.59 million t -5.6%
2011 201.51 million t +33.8%
2012 188.10 million t -6.7%
2013 169.41 million t -9.9%
2014 191.40 million t +13.0%
2015 158.16 million t -17.4%
2016 188.28 million t +19.0%
2017 219.87 million t +16.8%
2018 184.70 million t -16.0%
2019 194.79 million t +5.5%
2020 157.67 million t -19.1%
2021 180.55 million t +14.5%
2022 175.63 million t -2.7%
2023 189.25 million t +7.8%
2024 197.27 million t +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 168.32 million t 125.36 million t 209.70 million t 9
1970s 211.11 million t 184.00 million t 242.36 million t 10
1980s 233.51 million t 218.96 million t 255.81 million t 10
1990s 198.02 million t 176.44 million t 239.93 million t 10
2000s 169.44 million t 153.74 million t 182.03 million t 10
2010s 184.68 million t 150.59 million t 219.87 million t 10
2020s 180.07 million t 157.67 million t 197.27 million t 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 3 China 114.98 million t compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 23.00 million t compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 114.51 million t compare
  4. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.24 million t compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 84.27 million t compare
  6. 6 Thailand 82.44 million t compare
  7. 6 Viet Nam 11.84 million t compare
  8. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.45 million t compare
  9. 7 USSR 65.93 million t compare
  10. 8 Mexico 53.05 million t compare
  11. 9 Russian Federation 46.68 million t compare
  12. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.68 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — production in Europe?
Sugar crops primary — production in Europe was 197.27 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar crops primary — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 255.81 million t in 1989.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 125.36 million t in 1962.
How does Europe rank for sugar crops primary — production?
Europe ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar crops primary — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar Crops Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 10,962 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.