Japan vs Spain: Sugar beet production
Japan
3.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
3.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
18th
Spain rank
17th
Sugar beet production over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.52 million tonnes against 3.48 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 37,240 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.60 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.46 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.76 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.77 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 4.25 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.07 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.60 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 309,786 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.68 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.52 million tonnes against 3.48 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Japan and Spain?
- 37,240 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Japan ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th 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.