Sugar beet production in Turkey

Turkey: Sugar beet production was 23.00 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.00 million tonnes
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
5th
of 68 countries
All-time high
25.25 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
2.73 million tonnes
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet production in Turkey, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, sugar beet production in Turkey stood at 23.00 million tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet production in Turkey peaked at 25.25 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.73 million tonnes, in 1962.

Turkey ranks 5th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.86 million tonnes 2.73 million tonnes 5.25 million tonnes 9
1970s 6.99 million tonnes 4.25 million tonnes 9.41 million tonnes 10
1980s 11.02 million tonnes 6.77 million tonnes 12.77 million tonnes 10
1990s 15.66 million tonnes 11.17 million tonnes 22.28 million tonnes 10
2000s 14.89 million tonnes 12.41 million tonnes 18.82 million tonnes 10
2010s 17.45 million tonnes 14.92 million tonnes 21.15 million tonnes 10
2020s 21.66 million tonnes 17.77 million tonnes 25.25 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 2 Germany 36.68 million tonnes compare
  2. 3 France 32.59 million tonnes compare
  3. 4 United States 32.00 million tonnes compare
  4. 6 Poland 18.43 million tonnes compare
  5. 7 Egypt 13.88 million tonnes compare
  6. 8 Ukraine 12.80 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet production in Turkey?
Sugar beet production in Turkey was 23.00 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 25.25 million tonnes in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million tonnes in 1962.
How does Turkey rank for sugar beet production?
Turkey ranks 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar beet production rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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About this data

Indicator
Sugar beet production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 3,195 data points, 1961–2024
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Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.