Sugar beet production in Canada
In 2024 Canada produced 1.4 million t of sugar beet, the 23rd largest in the world (0.49% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 149%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 18,300 ha, yield 79.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.4 million t
- World rank
- 23 of 57
- 10-year change
- +149%
- Record
- 1.4 million t
- 2024
Sugar beet in Canada, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Canada compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.49%
- 0.21% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 79.0
- world 63.1 (+25%)
- kg per person
- 36.4
- world 36.0
- 10-year change
- +149%
- world +8.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Serbia | 1,922,881 | 0.65% |
| 22 | Italy | 1,534,440 | 0.52% |
| 23 | Canada | 1,444,887 | 0.49% |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,388,700 | 0.47% |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 1,268,795 | 0.43% |
Map of world production of sugar beet
Share of the world total; Canada is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,444,887 | +23% | 18,300 | 78.96 |
| 2023 | 1,172,372 | −8.3% | 13,200 | 88.82 |
| 2022 | 1,278,613 | +5.6% | 17,200 | 74.34 |
| 2021 | 1,211,304 | +8.7% | 15,400 | 78.66 |
| 2020 | 1,114,300 | +23% | 15,700 | 70.97 |
| 2019 | 903,800 | −34% | 12,400 | 72.89 |
| 2018 | 1,376,700 | +79% | 18,200 | 75.64 |
| 2017 | 771,100 | −5.0% | 10,500 | 73.44 |
| 2016 | 811,900 | +61% | 11,300 | 71.85 |
| 2015 | 503,500 | −13% | 7,300 | 68.97 |
| 2014 | 580,600 | −3.0% | 8,100 | 71.68 |
| 2013 | 598,700 | 0.0% | 8,900 | 67.27 |
| 2012 | 598,700 | −15% | 10,100 | 59.28 |
| 2011 | 703,100 | +38% | 12,100 | 58.11 |
| 2010 | 508,000 | −23% | 11,300 | 44.96 |
| 2009 | 657,700 | +91% | 10,900 | 60.34 |
| 2008 | 344,700 | −55% | 6,900 | 49.96 |
| 2007 | 762,000 | −13% | 13,800 | 55.22 |
| 2006 | 870,900 | +43% | 15,000 | 58.06 |
| 2005 | 607,800 | −18% | 13,400 | 45.36 |
| 2004 | 743,900 | +9.3% | 14,200 | 52.39 |
| 2003 | 680,400 | +97% | 12,100 | 56.23 |
| 2002 | 344,700 | −37% | 10,100 | 34.13 |
| 2001 | 544,300 | −34% | 11,700 | 46.52 |
| 2000 | 821,000 | +10% | 16,600 | 49.46 |
| 1999 | 743,900 | −15% | 17,400 | 42.75 |
| 1998 | 880,000 | +39% | 18,200 | 48.35 |
| 1997 | 635,000 | −39% | 14,160 | 44.84 |
| 1996 | 1,034,200 | +0.7% | 23,350 | 44.29 |
| 1995 | 1,026,900 | −5.9% | 24,700 | 41.57 |
| 1994 | 1,091,300 | +39% | 25,500 | 42.80 |
| 1993 | 782,900 | +0.9% | 22,260 | 35.17 |
| 1992 | 775,700 | −29% | 22,660 | 34.23 |
| 1991 | 1,085,000 | +15% | 24,875 | 43.62 |
| 1990 | 941,700 | +14% | 24,100 | 39.07 |
| 1989 | 828,000 | +15% | 22,600 | 36.64 |
| 1988 | 717,000 | −28% | 20,600 | 34.81 |
| 1987 | 989,000 | +4.6% | 22,600 | 43.76 |
| 1986 | 945,300 | +136% | 23,400 | 40.40 |
| 1985 | 400,000 | −57% | 12,000 | 33.33 |
| 1984 | 925,000 | −21% | 27,400 | 33.76 |
| 1983 | 1,167,400 | +14% | 30,900 | 37.78 |
| 1982 | 1,024,000 | −16% | 28,700 | 35.68 |
| 1981 | 1,215,500 | +38% | 29,290 | 41.50 |
| 1980 | 881,100 | +3.0% | 26,570 | 33.16 |
| 1979 | 855,400 | −9.6% | 23,760 | 36.00 |
| 1978 | 946,552 | −6.4% | 24,710 | 38.31 |
| 1977 | 1,010,842 | −13% | 25,600 | 39.49 |
| 1976 | 1,158,400 | +23% | 32,100 | 36.09 |
| 1975 | 942,594 | +25% | 32,166 | 29.30 |
| 1974 | 751,592 | −17% | 27,335 | 27.50 |
| 1973 | 901,900 | −7.1% | 27,777 | 32.47 |
| 1972 | 970,455 | −12% | 31,407 | 30.90 |
| 1971 | 1,103,100 | +33% | 32,818 | 33.61 |
| 1970 | 831,802 | −15% | 27,830 | 29.89 |
| 1969 | 978,140 | −1.8% | 32,061 | 30.51 |
| 1968 | 996,289 | +1.6% | 32,239 | 30.90 |
| 1967 | 980,740 | −7.2% | 33,712 | 29.09 |
| 1966 | 1,057,367 | +2.0% | 32,889 | 32.15 |
| 1965 | 1,036,309 | −12% | 34,407 | 30.12 |
| 1964 | 1,177,440 | +0.9% | 40,999 | 28.72 |
| 1963 | 1,166,404 | +16% | 38,535 | 30.27 |
| 1962 | 1,003,070 | −0.0% | 34,267 | 29.27 |
| 1961 | 1,003,075 | — | 34,368 | 29.19 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 213,299 t USD 15.3 m
- Exporter rank
- 3 of 34
- Imports
- 10 t USD 13,000
- Importer rank
- 32 of 42
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar beet in Canada?
Canada produced 1.4 million t in 2024, 0.49% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Canada rank in the world for production of sugar beet?
Canada ranked 23rd 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 Canada changed?
It rose by 149% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sugar beet in Canada?
79.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.4 million t from 18,300 ha), against a world average of 63.1 t/ha.
Does Canada export or import sugar beet?
In 2024 Canada reported exports of 213,299 t (USD 15.3 m) and imports of 10 t (USD 13,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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.