Sugar beet production in Afghanistan
In 2024 Afghanistan produced 6,441 t of sugar beet, the 49th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 43%. The record was 108,500 t in 1975. Area harvested: 337 ha, yield 19.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6,441 t
- World rank
- 49 of 57
- 10-year change
- −43%
- Record
- 108,500 t
- 1975
Sugar beet in Afghanistan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Afghanistan compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 19.1
- world 63.1 (−70%)
- kg per person
- 0.15
- world 36.0
- 10-year change
- −43%
- world +8.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Slovenia | 8,940 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Mali | 8,558 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 6,441 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Syria | 6,090 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Ecuador | 4,642 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar beet
Share of the world total; Afghanistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,441 | +7.3% | 337 | 19.11 |
| 2023 | 6,000 | +3.9% | 300 | 20.00 |
| 2022 | 5,776 | +11% | 343 | 16.84 |
| 2021 | 5,196 | +3.3% | 350 | 14.85 |
| 2020 | 5,032 | −46% | 347 | 14.50 |
| 2019 | 9,284 | +73% | 616 | 15.07 |
| 2018 | 5,363 | +155% | 196 | 27.36 |
| 2017 | 2,102 | +33% | 201 | 10.46 |
| 2016 | 1,582 | −65% | 202 | 7.83 |
| 2015 | 4,495 | −60% | 551 | 8.16 |
| 2014 | 11,330 | −23% | 980 | 11.56 |
| 2013 | 14,765 | +5.0% | 980 | 15.07 |
| 2012 | 14,064 | −7.7% | 1,172 | 12.00 |
| 2011 | 15,236 | +0.2% | 1,172 | 13.00 |
| 2010 | 15,200 | −7.9% | 1,170 | 12.99 |
| 2009 | 16,500 | +24% | 1,100 | 15.00 |
| 2008 | 13,316 | +2.9% | 4,640 | 2.87 |
| 2007 | 12,938 | +331% | 2,500 | 5.18 |
| 2006 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 3.00 |
| 2005 | 3,000 | −40% | 1,000 | 3.00 |
| 2004 | 5,000 | +400% | 1,000 | 5.00 |
| 2003 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 2002 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 2001 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 2000 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1999 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1998 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1997 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1996 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1995 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1994 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1993 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1992 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1991 | 1,000 | −33% | 200 | 5.00 |
| 1990 | 1,500 | −57% | 300 | 5.00 |
| 1989 | 3,500 | +17% | 210 | 16.67 |
| 1988 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 200 | 15.00 |
| 1987 | 3,000 | −40% | 200 | 15.00 |
| 1986 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 400 | 12.50 |
| 1985 | 5,000 | −81% | 1,500 | 3.33 |
| 1984 | 26,000 | +63% | 1,300 | 20.00 |
| 1983 | 16,000 | −20% | 800 | 20.00 |
| 1982 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 2,200 | 9.09 |
| 1981 | 20,000 | −43% | 2,400 | 8.33 |
| 1980 | 35,000 | −50% | 1,600 | 21.88 |
| 1979 | 70,000 | −4.1% | 3,200 | 21.88 |
| 1978 | 73,000 | −25% | 5,000 | 14.60 |
| 1977 | 97,000 | +6.7% | 5,000 | 19.40 |
| 1976 | 90,900 | −16% | 4,750 | 19.14 |
| 1975 | 108,500 | +63% | 5,000 | 21.70 |
| 1974 | 66,600 | +17% | 4,500 | 14.80 |
| 1973 | 57,000 | −10.0% | 4,500 | 12.67 |
| 1972 | 63,300 | +5.5% | 4,600 | 13.76 |
| 1971 | 60,000 | −3.2% | 4,400 | 13.64 |
| 1970 | 62,000 | −8.8% | 4,400 | 14.09 |
| 1969 | 68,000 | +9.7% | 4,600 | 14.78 |
| 1968 | 62,000 | −7.5% | 4,500 | 13.78 |
| 1967 | 67,000 | +20% | 4,500 | 14.89 |
| 1966 | 56,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 14.00 |
| 1965 | 56,000 | +81% | 4,000 | 14.00 |
| 1964 | 31,000 | −45% | 3,500 | 8.86 |
| 1963 | 56,225 | −7.0% | 3,600 | 15.62 |
| 1962 | 60,456 | +43% | 3,600 | 16.79 |
| 1961 | 42,400 | — | 3,537 | 11.99 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar beet in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan produced 6,441 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Afghanistan rank in the world for production of sugar beet?
Afghanistan ranked 49th of 57 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Russia with 15.9% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar beet in Afghanistan changed?
It fell by 43% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 108,500 t in 1975.
What is the yield of sugar beet in Afghanistan?
19.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6,441 t from 337 ha), against a world average of 63.1 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Afghanistan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.