FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sugar beet production in Denmark
In 2024 Denmark produced 2.6 million t of sugar beet, the 19th largest in the world (0.88% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.2%. The record was 3.6 million t in 1993. Area harvested: 34,900 ha, yield 74.1 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 2.6 million t
- World rank
- 19 of 57
- 10-year change
- −3.2%
- Record
- 3.6 million t
- 1993
Sugar beet in Denmark, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,587,000 | +13% | 34,900 | 74.13 |
| 2023 | 2,280,600 | −0.5% | 30,500 | 74.77 |
| 2022 | 2,291,800 | −11% | 31,700 | 72.30 |
| 2021 | 2,573,100 | +0.6% | 33,200 | 77.50 |
| 2020 | 2,558,600 | +9.3% | 33,200 | 77.07 |
| 2019 | 2,339,900 | +11% | 29,000 | 80.69 |
| 2018 | 2,107,600 | −14% | 34,300 | 61.45 |
| 2017 | 2,454,600 | +4.4% | 34,400 | 71.35 |
| 2016 | 2,350,400 | +39% | 33,100 | 71.01 |
| 2015 | 1,696,500 | −37% | 25,300 | 67.06 |
| 2014 | 2,672,200 | +16% | 38,000 | 70.32 |
| 2013 | 2,300,000 | −17% | 38,000 | 60.53 |
| 2012 | 2,772,000 | +2.7% | 41,000 | 67.61 |
| 2011 | 2,700,400 | +12% | 40,000 | 67.51 |
| 2010 | 2,409,000 | +27% | 39,200 | 61.45 |
| 2009 | 1,898,200 | −13% | 37,074 | 51.20 |
| 2008 | 2,187,213 | −3.0% | 36,424 | 60.05 |
| 2007 | 2,255,300 | −2.5% | 39,400 | 57.24 |
| 2006 | 2,314,200 | −16% | 41,400 | 55.90 |
| 2005 | 2,762,600 | −2.3% | 47,000 | 58.78 |
| 2004 | 2,828,600 | −1.0% | 48,700 | 58.08 |
| 2003 | 2,857,300 | −16% | 49,600 | 57.61 |
| 2002 | 3,385,000 | +7.5% | 58,000 | 58.36 |
| 2001 | 3,148,826 | −5.9% | 56,323 | 55.91 |
| 2000 | 3,344,780 | −5.6% | 59,168 | 56.53 |
| 1999 | 3,543,178 | +1.7% | 63,000 | 56.24 |
| 1998 | 3,485,659 | +3.5% | 66,000 | 52.81 |
| 1997 | 3,367,000 | +9.9% | 69,000 | 48.80 |
| 1996 | 3,064,000 | −2.1% | 70,000 | 43.77 |
| 1995 | 3,129,647 | −0.3% | 67,771 | 46.18 |
| 1994 | 3,137,954 | −14% | 66,019 | 47.53 |
| 1993 | 3,634,752 | +22% | 66,421 | 54.72 |
| 1992 | 2,973,949 | −8.0% | 65,185 | 45.62 |
| 1991 | 3,231,080 | −8.5% | 64,758 | 49.89 |
| 1990 | 3,533,000 | +6.8% | 64,247 | 54.99 |
| 1989 | 3,308,522 | −2.1% | 66,833 | 49.50 |
| 1988 | 3,378,908 | +28% | 67,714 | 49.90 |
| 1987 | 2,632,017 | −18% | 67,072 | 39.24 |
| 1986 | 3,195,154 | −9.1% | 69,777 | 45.79 |
| 1985 | 3,515,246 | −2.7% | 72,760 | 48.31 |
| 1984 | 3,614,123 | +38% | 73,823 | 48.96 |
| 1983 | 2,616,342 | −28% | 72,402 | 36.14 |
| 1982 | 3,624,099 | +12% | 77,080 | 47.02 |
| 1981 | 3,224,881 | +7.1% | 78,370 | 41.15 |
| 1980 | 3,009,903 | −2.6% | 76,000 | 39.60 |
| 1979 | 3,091,776 | +1.2% | 77,897 | 39.69 |
| 1978 | 3,055,717 | −14% | 79,580 | 38.40 |
| 1977 | 3,542,811 | +17% | 84,957 | 41.70 |
| 1976 | 3,018,583 | −3.9% | 84,787 | 35.60 |
| 1975 | 3,140,171 | +17% | 86,066 | 36.49 |
| 1974 | 2,690,604 | +6.7% | 66,575 | 40.41 |
| 1973 | 2,520,613 | +16% | 63,163 | 39.91 |
| 1972 | 2,165,753 | +8.3% | 56,409 | 38.39 |
| 1971 | 1,999,000 | +5.4% | 48,832 | 40.94 |
| 1970 | 1,897,000 | −5.5% | 47,326 | 40.08 |
| 1969 | 2,008,000 | −6.5% | 52,077 | 38.56 |
| 1968 | 2,148,000 | +0.4% | 52,164 | 41.18 |
| 1967 | 2,139,000 | −0.9% | 52,551 | 40.70 |
| 1966 | 2,159,000 | +15% | 57,588 | 37.49 |
| 1965 | 1,883,000 | −40% | 60,372 | 31.19 |
| 1964 | 3,153,506 | +21% | 83,847 | 37.61 |
| 1963 | 2,598,000 | +80% | 69,226 | 37.53 |
| 1962 | 1,440,000 | +3.1% | 41,874 | 34.39 |
| 1961 | 1,396,985 | — | 38,662 | 36.13 |
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.