Austria vs Spain: Sugar beet production
Austria
3.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
3.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
19th
Spain rank
17th
Sugar beet production over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.52 million tonnes against 3.43 million tonnes in Austria, a difference of 87,350 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 17th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.27 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.44 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 5.58 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.87 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.82 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.09 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 200,205 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.79 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 115,318 tonnes | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.52 million tonnes against 3.43 million tonnes in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Austria and Spain?
- 87,350 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 17th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar beet production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.