Sugar beet production in Canada
Canada: Sugar beet production was 1.44 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet production in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar beet production in Canada is 1.44 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 148.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet production in Canada peaked at 1.44 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 344,700 tonnes, in 2002.
Canada ranks 24th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet production in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.00 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1.00 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.17 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 1.18 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.04 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 1.06 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 980,740 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 996,289 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 978,140 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 831,802 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million tonnes | +32.6% |
| 1972 | 970,455 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 901,900 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 751,592 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 942,594 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 1.16 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 946,552 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 855,400 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 881,100 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million tonnes | +38.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 925,000 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 400,000 tonnes | -56.8% |
| 1986 | 945,300 tonnes | +136.3% |
| 1987 | 989,000 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 717,000 tonnes | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 828,000 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 941,700 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 775,700 tonnes | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 782,900 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million tonnes | +39.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 635,000 tonnes | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 880,000 tonnes | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 743,900 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 821,000 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 544,300 tonnes | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 344,700 tonnes | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 680,400 tonnes | +97.4% |
| 2004 | 743,900 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 607,800 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 870,900 tonnes | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 762,000 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 344,700 tonnes | -54.8% |
| 2009 | 657,700 tonnes | +90.8% |
| 2010 | 508,000 tonnes | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 703,100 tonnes | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 598,700 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 598,700 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 580,600 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 503,500 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 811,900 tonnes | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 771,100 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million tonnes | +78.5% |
| 2019 | 903,800 tonnes | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million tonnes | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.44 million tonnes | +23.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.44 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 million tonnes, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet production in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +136.3% | 400,000 tonnes | 945,300 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 million tonnes | 978,140 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 947,264 tonnes | 751,592 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 909,230 tonnes | 400,000 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 899,660 tonnes | 635,000 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 637,740 tonnes | 344,700 tonnes | 870,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 735,610 tonnes | 503,500 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet production in Canada?
- Sugar beet production in Canada was 1.44 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,700 tonnes in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for sugar beet production?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.