Sugar beet production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Sugar beet production was 1.14 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet production in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.14 million tonnes for sugar beet production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet production in Switzerland peaked at 1.92 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 167,800 tonnes, in 1962.
Switzerland ranks 27th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331,378 tonnes | 167,800 tonnes | 453,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 533,153 tonnes | 379,200 tonnes | 781,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 828,980 tonnes | 675,000 tonnes | 922,479 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 995,245 tonnes | 823,955 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet production in Switzerland?
- Sugar beet production in Switzerland was 1.14 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,800 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for sugar beet production?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.