Egypt vs United States: Sugar beet production
Egypt
13.88 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
32.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
7th
United States rank
4th
Sugar beet production over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 32.00 million tonnes against 13.88 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 18.12 million tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 68 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330.67 tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 10,384 tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 451,434 tonnes | 21.84 million tonnes | 21.39 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 1.15 million tonnes | 26.63 million tonnes | 25.48 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 3.77 million tonnes | 29.15 million tonnes | 25.38 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 10.22 million tonnes | 29.92 million tonnes | 19.69 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 12.99 million tonnes | 31.48 million tonnes | 18.49 million tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Egypt or United States?
- United States, at 32.00 million tonnes against 13.88 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Egypt and United States?
- 18.12 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Egypt ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th 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.