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
6th
of 69 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
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 6th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet production in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.88 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 2.73 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 3.28 million tonnes | +20.1% |
| 1964 | 4.71 million tonnes | +43.4% |
| 1965 | 3.42 million tonnes | -27.3% |
| 1966 | 4.42 million tonnes | +29.2% |
| 1967 | 5.25 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 4.72 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 3.36 million tonnes | -28.8% |
| 1970 | 4.25 million tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1971 | 5.96 million tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 5.90 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.10 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 5.71 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 6.95 million tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1976 | 9.41 million tonnes | +35.4% |
| 1977 | 8.99 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 8.84 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.76 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.77 million tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 11.17 million tonnes | +65.0% |
| 1982 | 12.73 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 12.77 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 11.11 million tonnes | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 9.83 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 10.66 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 12.72 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 11.53 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 10.93 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 13.99 million tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1991 | 15.47 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 15.13 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 15.62 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 12.94 million tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 11.17 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 14.54 million tonnes | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 18.40 million tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 22.28 million tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 17.10 million tonnes | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 18.82 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 12.63 million tonnes | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 16.52 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 12.62 million tonnes | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 13.52 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 15.18 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 14.45 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 12.41 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 15.49 million tonnes | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 17.27 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 17.94 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 16.13 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 14.92 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 16.49 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 16.74 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.02 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 19.59 million tonnes | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 21.15 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 17.44 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 18.05 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.03 million tonnes | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 17.77 million tonnes | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 19.25 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 25.25 million tonnes | +31.1% |
| 2024 | 23.00 million tonnes | -8.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 23.00 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 140,564 tonnes, 163.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 23.00 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 916,269 tonnes, 25.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
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 6th out of 69 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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Sugar beet production is measured in tonnes.