Sugar beet production in Turkey

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

Latest (2024)
23.00 million
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
6th
of 69 countries
All-time high
25.25 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.73 million
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar beet production in Turkey, 1961–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

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

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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.73 million, 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

Annual values for Sugar beet production in Turkey, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 2.88 million —
1962 2.73 million -5.1%
1963 3.28 million +20.1%
1964 4.71 million +43.4%
1965 3.42 million -27.3%
1966 4.42 million +29.2%
1967 5.25 million +18.8%
1968 4.72 million -10.2%
1969 3.36 million -28.8%
1970 4.25 million +26.7%
1971 5.96 million +40.0%
1972 5.90 million -1.0%
1973 5.10 million -13.6%
1974 5.71 million +12.0%
1975 6.95 million +21.8%
1976 9.41 million +35.4%
1977 8.99 million -4.4%
1978 8.84 million -1.8%
1979 8.76 million -0.9%
1980 6.77 million -22.8%
1981 11.17 million +65.0%
1982 12.73 million +14.0%
1983 12.77 million +0.3%
1984 11.11 million -13.0%
1985 9.83 million -11.5%
1986 10.66 million +8.5%
1987 12.72 million +19.3%
1988 11.53 million -9.3%
1989 10.93 million -5.2%
1990 13.99 million +28.0%
1991 15.47 million +10.6%
1992 15.13 million -2.2%
1993 15.62 million +3.3%
1994 12.94 million -17.1%
1995 11.17 million -13.7%
1996 14.54 million +30.2%
1997 18.40 million +26.5%
1998 22.28 million +21.1%
1999 17.10 million -23.2%
2000 18.82 million +10.0%
2001 12.63 million -32.9%
2002 16.52 million +30.8%
2003 12.62 million -23.6%
2004 13.52 million +7.1%
2005 15.18 million +12.3%
2006 14.45 million -4.8%
2007 12.41 million -14.1%
2008 15.49 million +24.8%
2009 17.27 million +11.5%
2010 17.94 million +3.9%
2011 16.13 million -10.1%
2012 14.92 million -7.5%
2013 16.49 million +10.5%
2014 16.74 million +1.5%
2015 16.02 million -4.3%
2016 19.59 million +22.3%
2017 21.15 million +7.9%
2018 17.44 million -17.6%
2019 18.05 million +3.5%
2020 23.03 million +27.5%
2021 17.77 million -22.8%
2022 19.25 million +8.4%
2023 25.25 million +31.1%
2024 23.00 million -8.9%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 23.00 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 140,564, 163.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 23.00 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 916,269, 25.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 3 Germany 36.68 million compare
  2. 4 France 32.59 million compare
  3. 5 United States 32.00 million compare
  4. 7 Poland 18.43 million compare
  5. 8 Egypt 13.88 million compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 12.80 million 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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sugar beet production recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 25.25 million in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar beet production recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar beet production
Source
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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