Italy vs Sweden: Sugar beet production
Italy
1.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
Sweden rank
21st
Sugar beet production over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.12 million tonnes against 1.53 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 584,560 tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 21st of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.55 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 7.91 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 10.97 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 9.00 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 13.42 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 11.15 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 12.91 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 10.50 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.10 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.59 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 605,379 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 488,748 tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.12 million tonnes against 1.53 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Italy and Sweden?
- 584,560 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Italy ranks 23rd 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
Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.