Sugar beet production in China
China: Sugar beet production was 12.41 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.41 million tonnes
Change on year
up 35.5%
World rank
10th
of 69 countries
All-time high
16.29 million tonnes
in 1991
All-time low
339,000 tonnes
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet production in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
China recorded 12.41 million tonnes for sugar beet production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet production in China peaked at 16.29 million tonnes in 1991 and was at its lowest, 339,000 tonnes, in 1962.
China ranks 10th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar beet production in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 796,700 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 339,000 tonnes | -57.4% |
| 1963 | 519,400 tonnes | +53.2% |
| 1964 | 1.30 million tonnes | +151.1% |
| 1965 | 1.98 million tonnes | +52.1% |
| 1966 | 2.63 million tonnes | +32.4% |
| 1967 | 2.60 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 2.15 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 2.39 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 2.10 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 2.13 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.32 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 2.68 million tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 2.29 million tonnes | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 2.48 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 2.93 million tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 2.46 million tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1978 | 2.70 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 3.11 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 6.30 million tonnes | +103.0% |
| 1981 | 6.36 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 6.71 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 9.18 million tonnes | +36.8% |
| 1984 | 8.28 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 8.92 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 8.31 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 8.14 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 12.81 million tonnes | +57.4% |
| 1989 | 9.24 million tonnes | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 14.52 million tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 16.29 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 15.07 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 12.05 million tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 12.53 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 13.98 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 15.42 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 14.97 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 14.47 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 8.64 million tonnes | -40.3% |
| 2000 | 8.07 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 10.89 million tonnes | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 12.82 million tonnes | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 6.18 million tonnes | -51.8% |
| 2004 | 5.86 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.88 million tonnes | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 7.51 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.93 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 10.04 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 7.18 million tonnes | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 9.30 million tonnes | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 10.73 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 11.74 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 9.26 million tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 8.00 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 5.09 million tonnes | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 8.54 million tonnes | +67.9% |
| 2017 | 9.38 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 11.28 million tonnes | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 12.27 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 11.98 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.85 million tonnes | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 8.93 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 9.16 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 12.41 million tonnes | +35.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 12.41 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 140,564 tonnes, 88.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar beet production in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +151.1% | 519,400 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 million tonnes | 339,000 tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.52 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.43 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | 12.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.79 million tonnes | 8.64 million tonnes | 16.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.54 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.56 million tonnes | 5.09 million tonnes | 12.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.07 million tonnes | 7.85 million tonnes | 12.41 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet production in China?
- Sugar beet production in China was 12.41 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.29 million tonnes in 1991.
- What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 339,000 tonnes in 1962.
- How does China rank for sugar beet production?
- China ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.