Egypt vs Turkey: Sugar beet production
Egypt
13.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
23.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
7th
Turkey rank
5th
Sugar beet production over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 23.00 million tonnes against 13.88 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 9.12 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.7 times Egypt's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 5th of 68 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330.67 tonnes | 3.86 million tonnes | 3.86 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 10,384 tonnes | 6.99 million tonnes | 6.98 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 451,434 tonnes | 11.02 million tonnes | 10.57 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.15 million tonnes | 15.66 million tonnes | 14.52 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3.77 million tonnes | 14.89 million tonnes | 11.12 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 10.22 million tonnes | 17.45 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 12.99 million tonnes | 21.66 million tonnes | 8.67 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 23.00 million tonnes against 13.88 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Egypt and Turkey?
- 9.12 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 5th of 68 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.