Sugar beet production by country
Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
67
Highest
65.93 million tonnes
USSR
Lowest
0 tonnes
Portugal
Median
666,600 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
3,195
What the numbers show
Sugar beet production is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 65.93 million tonnes in USSR; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 666,600 tonnes, and the mean is 5.37 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 5,212.8%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Sugar beet production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 65.93 million tonnes | 1991 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 46.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 36.68 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 4 | France | 32.59 million tonnes | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 32.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 6 | Turkey | 23.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 18.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 36.6% | flat |
| 8 | Egypt | 13.88 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 12.80 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 10 | China | 12.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 7.82 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 6.35 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 13 | Iran | 5.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 4.95 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 4.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 4.41 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 3.52 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 18 | Japan | 3.48 million tonnes | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 3.43 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 2.59 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 2.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 1.92 million tonnes | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 1.53 million tonnes | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 1.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 148.9% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 1.39 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 1.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5,212.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 1.15 million tonnes | 2024 | down 64.2% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 1.14 million tonnes | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 957,418 tonnes | 2024 | up 451.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 875,120 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 856,310 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 849,797 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 666,600 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 471,450 tonnes | 2024 | down 66.1% | flat |
| 36 | Moldova | 292,673 tonnes | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 273,979 tonnes | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 224,671 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 86,572 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 56,457 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 35,354 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Pakistan | 33,214 tonnes | 2024 | up 2,454.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 30,779 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela | 23,856 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 17,763 tonnes | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Lebanon | 10,185 tonnes | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 8,940 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 8,558 tonnes | 2024 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 6,441 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Syria | 6,090 tonnes | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 4,642 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 4,246 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 1,858 tonnes | 2024 | up 829.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 1,700 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 1,530 tonnes | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 898.43 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 462.48 tonnes | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Palestine | 100 tonnes | 2000 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 59 | Estonia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 0 tonnes | 2007 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0 tonnes | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 0 tonnes | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Israel | 0 tonnes | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 0 tonnes | 1992 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 0 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Portugal | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.