China vs United Kingdom: Sugar beet production

China
12.41 million tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.82 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
10th

Sugar beet production over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 12.41 million tonnes against 7.82 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 4.59 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

China ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 68 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar beet production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 3,195 data points, 1961–2024
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Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.