Germany vs United States: Sugar beet production
Germany
36.68 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
32.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
United States rank
5th
Sugar beet production over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 36.68 million tonnes against 32.00 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 4.68 million tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.11 million tonnes | 19.86 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 23.87 million tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 357,770 tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 27.15 million tonnes | 21.84 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 26.85 million tonnes | 26.63 million tonnes | 222,860 tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 25.03 million tonnes | 29.15 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 27.29 million tonnes | 29.92 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 31.40 million tonnes | 31.48 million tonnes | 82,980 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 36.68 million tonnes against 32.00 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Germany and United States?
- 4.68 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th 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.