> In 2024 China produced 12.4 million t of sugar beet, the 9th largest in the world (4.23% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 55%.

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# Sugar beet production in China

In 2024 China produced 12.4 million t of sugar beet, the 9th largest in the world (4.23% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 55%. The record was 16.3 million t in 1991. Area harvested: 217,570 ha, yield 57.0 t/ha.

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Production, 202412.4 million t
World rank9 of 57
10-year change+55%
Record16.3 million t1991

## Sugar beet in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## China compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total4.2%3.0% in 2014
Yield, t/ha57.0world 63.1 (−9.6%)
kg per person8.74world 36.0
10-year change+55%world +8.6%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | [Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/egypt/) | 13,880,842 | 4.7% |
| 8 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/ukraine/) | 12,798,210 | 4.4% |
| 9 | **China** | 12,411,200 | 4.2% |
| 10 | [United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/united-kingdom/) | 7,816,758 | 2.7% |
| 11 | [Netherlands](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/netherlands/) | 6,353,710 | 2.2% |

[Full ranking of 57 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/)

### Map of world production of sugar beet

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Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 12,411,200 | +35% | 217,570 | 57.04 |
| 2023 | 9,160,200 | +2.5% | 148,850 | 61.54 |
| 2022 | 8,933,200 | +14% | 162,850 | 54.86 |
| 2021 | 7,850,900 | −34% | 141,100 | 55.64 |
| 2020 | 11,984,000 | −2.4% | 212,800 | 56.32 |
| 2019 | 12,272,900 | +8.8% | 218,900 | 56.07 |
| 2018 | 11,276,600 | +20% | 216,130 | 52.18 |
| 2017 | 9,384,100 | +9.8% | 174,290 | 53.84 |
| 2016 | 8,545,000 | +68% | 154,000 | 55.49 |
| 2015 | 5,088,000 | −36% | 96,000 | 53.00 |
| 2014 | 8,000,400 | −14% | 138,780 | 57.65 |
| 2013 | 9,259,800 | −21% | 181,840 | 50.92 |
| 2012 | 11,740,400 | +9.4% | 235,780 | 49.79 |
| 2011 | 10,730,800 | +15% | 226,570 | 47.36 |
| 2010 | 9,296,200 | +29% | 218,740 | 42.50 |
| 2009 | 7,179,000 | −29% | 186,290 | 38.54 |
| 2008 | 10,043,800 | +12% | 246,450 | 40.75 |
| 2007 | 8,931,200 | +19% | 215,940 | 41.36 |
| 2006 | 7,507,500 | −4.7% | 188,790 | 39.77 |
| 2005 | 7,881,100 | +35% | 210,030 | 37.52 |
| 2004 | 5,857,100 | −5.3% | 189,990 | 30.83 |
| 2003 | 6,181,700 | −52% | 248,010 | 24.93 |
| 2002 | 12,819,900 | +18% | 424,050 | 30.23 |
| 2001 | 10,888,600 | +35% | 406,190 | 26.81 |
| 2000 | 8,073,500 | −6.5% | 329,290 | 24.52 |
| 1999 | 8,638,600 | −40% | 340,980 | 25.33 |
| 1998 | 14,466,100 | −3.4% | 583,170 | 24.81 |
| 1997 | 14,967,900 | −2.9% | 611,560 | 24.47 |
| 1996 | 15,415,500 | +10% | 638,330 | 24.15 |
| 1995 | 13,984,000 | +12% | 694,600 | 20.13 |
| 1994 | 12,525,600 | +4.0% | 698,400 | 17.93 |
| 1993 | 12,048,200 | −20% | 598,700 | 20.12 |
| 1992 | 15,069,100 | −7.5% | 660,000 | 22.83 |
| 1991 | 16,289,400 | +12% | 783,470 | 20.79 |
| 1990 | 14,524,513 | +57% | 670,300 | 21.67 |
| 1989 | 9,243,277 | −28% | 569,100 | 16.24 |
| 1988 | 12,810,369 | +57% | 745,000 | 17.20 |
| 1987 | 8,140,000 | −2.0% | 497,200 | 16.37 |
| 1986 | 8,306,000 | −6.9% | 519,800 | 15.98 |
| 1985 | 8,918,612 | +7.7% | 560,000 | 15.93 |
| 1984 | 8,284,000 | −9.8% | 501,500 | 16.52 |
| 1983 | 9,181,600 | +37% | 543,250 | 16.90 |
| 1982 | 6,712,000 | +5.5% | 461,500 | 14.54 |
| 1981 | 6,360,000 | +0.9% | 435,600 | 14.60 |
| 1980 | 6,305,000 | +103% | 442,300 | 14.26 |
| 1979 | 3,106,000 | +15% | 325,000 | 9.56 |
| 1978 | 2,702,000 | +10% | 330,900 | 8.17 |
| 1977 | 2,456,000 | −16% | 351,800 | 6.98 |
| 1976 | 2,932,000 | +18% | 356,500 | 8.22 |
| 1975 | 2,476,400 | +8.2% | 302,700 | 8.18 |
| 1974 | 2,288,500 | −15% | 266,700 | 8.58 |
| 1973 | 2,678,500 | +15% | 285,300 | 9.39 |
| 1972 | 2,322,400 | +9.3% | 266,000 | 8.73 |
| 1971 | 2,125,100 | +1.1% | 219,300 | 9.69 |
| 1970 | 2,102,800 | −12% | 198,700 | 10.58 |
| 1969 | 2,386,300 | +11% | 185,300 | 12.88 |
| 1968 | 2,154,700 | −17% | 170,000 | 12.67 |
| 1967 | 2,601,000 | −1.0% | 184,700 | 14.08 |
| 1966 | 2,627,000 | +32% | 194,000 | 13.54 |
| 1965 | 1,984,000 | +52% | 170,900 | 11.61 |
| 1964 | 1,304,000 | +151% | 124,500 | 10.47 |
| 1963 | 519,400 | +53% | 78,000 | 6.66 |
| 1962 | 339,000 | −57% | 83,300 | 4.07 |
| 1961 | 796,700 | — | 206,500 | 3.86 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1,442 t USD 732,000
Exporter rank15 of 34
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](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sugar beet in China?

China produced 12.4 million t in 2024, 4.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does China rank in the world for production of sugar beet?

China ranked 9th 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 China changed?

It rose by 55% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 16.3 million t in 1991.

### What is the yield of sugar beet in China?

57.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (12.4 million t from 217,570 ha), against a world average of 63.1 t/ha.

### Does China export or import sugar beet?

In 2024 China reported exports of 1,442 t (USD 732,000) and no imports, 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

[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/russia/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/germany/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/france/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/united-states/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/turkey/)[Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/poland/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/egypt/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/ukraine/)[United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/united-kingdom/)[Netherlands](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/netherlands/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/iran/)[Belarus](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/belarus/)
[All countries producing sugar beet](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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