Denmark vs Spain: Sugar beet production
Denmark
2.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
3.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
20th
Spain rank
17th
Sugar beet production over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.52 million tonnes against 2.59 million tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 935,240 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Denmark ranks 20th and Spain ranks 17th of 69 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.10 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.71 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.21 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 4.81 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.31 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.70 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.38 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 910,854 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 212,312 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Denmark or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.52 million tonnes against 2.59 million tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Denmark and Spain?
- 935,240 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Denmark ranks 20th 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.