Sugar beet production in Albania
In 2024 Albania produced 17,763 t of sugar beet, the 44th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 53%. The record was 320,000 t in 1983. Area harvested: 517 ha, yield 34.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 17,763 t
- World rank
- 44 of 57
- 10-year change
- −53%
- Record
- 320,000 t
- 1983
Sugar beet in Albania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Albania compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 34.4
- world 63.1 (−46%)
- kg per person
- 6.36
- world 36.0
- 10-year change
- −53%
- world +8.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Colombia | 30,779 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Venezuela | 23,856 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Albania | 17,763 | 0.01% |
| 45 | Australia | 17,300 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Lebanon | 10,185 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar beet
Share of the world total; Albania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,763 | −13% | 517 | 34.36 |
| 2023 | 20,446 | −3.8% | 642 | 31.85 |
| 2022 | 21,253 | −13% | 659 | 32.25 |
| 2021 | 24,422 | −9.4% | 757 | 32.26 |
| 2020 | 26,964 | −12% | 837 | 32.22 |
| 2019 | 30,705 | +12% | 805 | 38.14 |
| 2018 | 27,485 | −15% | 702 | 39.15 |
| 2017 | 32,216 | −5.1% | 952 | 33.84 |
| 2016 | 33,947 | −4.7% | 1,117 | 30.39 |
| 2015 | 35,608 | −5.2% | 1,316 | 27.06 |
| 2014 | 37,554 | −6.1% | 1,656 | 22.68 |
| 2013 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2012 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2011 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2010 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2009 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2008 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2007 | 40,000 | −20% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2006 | 50,000 | +25% | 2,000 | 25.00 |
| 2005 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2004 | 40,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2003 | 40,000 | +2.0% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2002 | 39,200 | +1.8% | 1,200 | 32.67 |
| 2001 | 38,500 | −8.3% | 1,300 | 29.62 |
| 2000 | 42,000 | +5.3% | 1,400 | 30.00 |
| 1999 | 39,900 | −28% | 1,300 | 30.69 |
| 1998 | 55,740 | +9.4% | 1,828 | 30.49 |
| 1997 | 50,947 | −31% | 1,676 | 30.40 |
| 1996 | 74,090 | +11% | 2,125 | 34.87 |
| 1995 | 66,977 | +12% | 2,034 | 32.93 |
| 1994 | 60,000 | +124% | 2,085 | 28.78 |
| 1993 | 26,825 | −42% | 2,209 | 12.14 |
| 1992 | 46,458 | −20% | 3,599 | 12.91 |
| 1991 | 58,000 | −66% | 4,500 | 12.89 |
| 1990 | 169,000 | −35% | 6,000 | 28.17 |
| 1989 | 262,000 | +110% | 6,600 | 39.70 |
| 1988 | 125,000 | −35% | 7,300 | 17.12 |
| 1987 | 192,000 | −0.5% | 7,700 | 24.94 |
| 1986 | 193,000 | −15% | 7,800 | 24.74 |
| 1985 | 228,000 | −29% | 8,300 | 27.47 |
| 1984 | 320,000 | 0.0% | 8,200 | 39.02 |
| 1983 | 320,000 | +0.3% | 8,400 | 38.10 |
| 1982 | 319,200 | +4.9% | 9,200 | 34.70 |
| 1981 | 304,400 | +9.5% | 9,500 | 32.04 |
| 1980 | 278,100 | −11% | 10,000 | 27.81 |
| 1979 | 312,141 | +108% | 9,500 | 32.86 |
| 1978 | 150,000 | +30% | 7,000 | 21.43 |
| 1977 | 115,000 | −18% | 5,000 | 23.00 |
| 1976 | 140,000 | −6.7% | 6,000 | 23.33 |
| 1975 | 150,000 | +7.1% | 6,000 | 25.00 |
| 1974 | 140,000 | −14% | 5,000 | 28.00 |
| 1973 | 162,000 | +8.0% | 6,100 | 26.56 |
| 1972 | 150,000 | +19% | 6,000 | 25.00 |
| 1971 | 126,209 | +8.3% | 4,805 | 26.27 |
| 1970 | 116,540 | +16% | 4,930 | 23.64 |
| 1969 | 100,472 | −18% | 5,031 | 19.97 |
| 1968 | 122,294 | −11% | 5,452 | 22.43 |
| 1967 | 137,645 | +3.8% | 5,577 | 24.68 |
| 1966 | 132,575 | +47% | 5,559 | 23.85 |
| 1965 | 90,085 | −33% | 5,747 | 15.68 |
| 1964 | 135,037 | +44% | 5,664 | 23.84 |
| 1963 | 93,872 | +18% | 5,980 | 15.70 |
| 1962 | 79,368 | −4.4% | 5,418 | 14.65 |
| 1961 | 83,010 | — | 5,665 | 14.65 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar beet in Albania?
Albania produced 17,763 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Albania rank in the world for production of sugar beet?
Albania ranked 44th 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 Albania changed?
It fell by 53% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 320,000 t in 1983.
What is the yield of sugar beet in Albania?
34.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (17,763 t from 517 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. 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.