China vs Egypt: Sugar beet production
China
12.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt
13.88 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
10th
Egypt rank
8th
Sugar beet production over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 13.88 million tonnes against 12.41 million tonnes in China, a difference of 1.47 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 8th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 million tonnes | 330.67 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 2.52 million tonnes | 10,384 tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 8.43 million tonnes | 451,434 tonnes | 7.97 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 13.79 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 12.65 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 8.54 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 9.56 million tonnes | 10.22 million tonnes | 662,576 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.07 million tonnes | 12.99 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, China or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 13.88 million tonnes against 12.41 million tonnes in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between China and Egypt?
- 1.47 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for sugar beet production?
- China ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 8th 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.