Sugar beet production in Canada
Canada: Sugar beet production was 1.44 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar beet production in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar beet production in Canada is 1.44 million, 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 344,700, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.00 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.00 million | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.17 million | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.04 million | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 1.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 980,740 | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 996,289 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 978,140 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 831,802 | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million | +32.6% |
| 1972 | 970,455 | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 901,900 | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 751,592 | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 942,594 | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 1.16 million | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 946,552 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 855,400 | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 881,100 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million | +38.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 925,000 | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 400,000 | -56.8% |
| 1986 | 945,300 | +136.3% |
| 1987 | 989,000 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 717,000 | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 828,000 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 941,700 | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 775,700 | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 782,900 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million | +39.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 635,000 | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 880,000 | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 743,900 | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 821,000 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 544,300 | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 344,700 | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 680,400 | +97.4% |
| 2004 | 743,900 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 607,800 | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 870,900 | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 762,000 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 344,700 | -54.8% |
| 2009 | 657,700 | +90.8% |
| 2010 | 508,000 | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 703,100 | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 598,700 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 598,700 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 580,600 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 503,500 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 811,900 | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 771,100 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million | +78.5% |
| 2019 | 903,800 | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.44 million | +23.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.44 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 million, 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 | 945,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 million | 978,140 | 1.18 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 947,264 | 751,592 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 909,230 | 400,000 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 899,660 | 635,000 | 1.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 637,740 | 344,700 | 870,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 735,610 | 503,500 | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.11 million | 1.44 million | 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,700 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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