Denmark vs Sweden: Sugar beet production

Denmark
2.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
20th
Sweden rank
21st

Sugar beet production over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M3.5M196119922024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.59 million tonnes against 2.12 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 468,000 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 69 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.10 million tonnes 1.64 million tonnes 461,613 tonnes Denmark
1970s 2.71 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 742,985 tonnes Denmark
1980s 3.21 million tonnes 2.27 million tonnes 938,194 tonnes Denmark
1990s 3.31 million tonnes 2.41 million tonnes 900,452 tonnes Denmark
2000s 2.70 million tonnes 2.38 million tonnes 319,602 tonnes Denmark
2010s 2.38 million tonnes 1.99 million tonnes 391,770 tonnes Denmark
2020s 2.46 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 492,460 tonnes Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar beet production, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 2.59 million tonnes against 2.12 million tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar beet production between Denmark and Sweden?
468,000 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for sugar beet production?
Denmark ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st 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

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
Last refreshed

Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.