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
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

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

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.