United States vs USSR: Sugar beet production

United States

32.00 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

65.93 million tonnes

in 1991

United States rank

4th

USSR rank

1st

Sugar beet production over time

USSR currently reports 65.93 million tonnes against 32.00 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 33.93 million tonnes.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.1 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 68 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.