Japan vs Sweden: Sugar beet production
Japan
3.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st
Sugar beet production over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.48 million tonnes against 2.12 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 1.37 million tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 37,997 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.46 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 491,483 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.76 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.77 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.07 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.60 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.68 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet production, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 3.48 million tonnes against 2.12 million tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar beet production between Japan and Sweden?
- 1.37 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for sugar beet production?
- Japan ranks 18th 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.