FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sugar beet production in Germany
In 2024 Germany produced 36.7 million t of sugar beet, the 2nd largest in the world (12.5% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 23%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 437,200 ha, yield 83.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 36.7 million t
- World rank
- 2 of 57
- 10-year change
- +23%
- Record
- 36.7 million t
- 2024
Sugar beet in Germany, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36,682,200 | +16% | 437,200 | 83.90 |
| 2023 | 31,558,200 | +12% | 395,800 | 79.73 |
| 2022 | 28,201,400 | −12% | 396,300 | 71.16 |
| 2021 | 31,945,400 | +12% | 390,700 | 81.76 |
| 2020 | 28,618,100 | −3.7% | 386,000 | 74.14 |
| 2019 | 29,728,300 | +14% | 408,700 | 72.74 |
| 2018 | 26,191,400 | −23% | 413,900 | 63.28 |
| 2017 | 34,059,900 | +26% | 406,700 | 83.75 |
| 2016 | 27,065,500 | +20% | 364,300 | 74.29 |
| 2015 | 22,572,000 | −24% | 312,800 | 72.16 |
| 2014 | 29,748,100 | +30% | 372,500 | 79.86 |
| 2013 | 22,828,700 | −18% | 357,400 | 63.87 |
| 2012 | 27,686,800 | −6.4% | 402,100 | 68.86 |
| 2011 | 29,577,500 | +26% | 398,100 | 74.30 |
| 2010 | 23,431,929 | −9.6% | 364,120 | 64.35 |
| 2009 | 25,919,041 | +13% | 383,600 | 67.57 |
| 2008 | 23,002,600 | −8.5% | 369,300 | 62.29 |
| 2007 | 25,139,137 | +22% | 402,697 | 62.43 |
| 2006 | 20,646,600 | −18% | 357,600 | 57.74 |
| 2005 | 25,284,700 | −6.9% | 420,100 | 60.19 |
| 2004 | 27,158,966 | +15% | 440,545 | 61.65 |
| 2003 | 23,715,735 | −11% | 445,630 | 53.22 |
| 2002 | 26,794,334 | +8.3% | 459,400 | 58.32 |
| 2001 | 24,729,921 | −11% | 447,697 | 55.24 |
| 2000 | 27,870,100 | +1.1% | 452,006 | 61.66 |
| 1999 | 27,568,807 | +2.9% | 489,163 | 56.36 |
| 1998 | 26,787,164 | +4.0% | 503,376 | 53.22 |
| 1997 | 25,768,883 | −1.1% | 503,664 | 51.16 |
| 1996 | 26,064,135 | +0.1% | 515,476 | 50.56 |
| 1995 | 26,048,756 | +7.6% | 512,850 | 50.79 |
| 1994 | 24,211,265 | −15% | 499,987 | 48.42 |
| 1993 | 28,605,780 | +5.4% | 521,724 | 54.83 |
| 1992 | 27,149,872 | +4.7% | 533,648 | 50.88 |
| 1991 | 25,925,733 | −15% | 554,143 | 46.79 |
| 1990 | 30,366,304 | +13% | 611,500 | 49.66 |
| 1989 | 26,986,704 | +16% | 600,494 | 44.94 |
| 1988 | 23,215,568 | −13% | 576,523 | 40.27 |
| 1987 | 26,731,984 | −4.6% | 595,038 | 44.92 |
| 1986 | 28,007,104 | −0.7% | 614,392 | 45.59 |
| 1985 | 28,210,272 | +1.2% | 635,772 | 44.37 |
| 1984 | 27,882,960 | +27% | 645,856 | 43.17 |
| 1983 | 22,005,984 | −26% | 630,803 | 34.89 |
| 1982 | 29,925,456 | −7.7% | 674,886 | 44.34 |
| 1981 | 32,426,096 | +24% | 706,007 | 45.93 |
| 1980 | 26,155,888 | +4.5% | 645,637 | 40.51 |
| 1979 | 25,035,440 | −5.0% | 647,432 | 38.67 |
| 1978 | 26,345,568 | −9.9% | 663,575 | 39.70 |
| 1977 | 29,226,752 | +22% | 692,123 | 42.23 |
| 1976 | 24,035,936 | −5.7% | 707,666 | 33.97 |
| 1975 | 25,494,640 | +6.3% | 691,204 | 36.88 |
| 1974 | 23,973,936 | +3.2% | 603,384 | 39.73 |
| 1973 | 23,235,216 | +5.7% | 580,936 | 40.00 |
| 1972 | 21,988,016 | +11% | 553,003 | 39.76 |
| 1971 | 19,813,248 | +1.1% | 525,736 | 37.69 |
| 1970 | 19,592,736 | +7.4% | 494,515 | 39.62 |
| 1969 | 18,247,184 | −13% | 486,829 | 37.48 |
| 1968 | 21,078,736 | +1.5% | 493,591 | 42.70 |
| 1967 | 20,771,440 | +7.5% | 503,220 | 41.28 |
| 1966 | 19,315,600 | +17% | 504,568 | 38.28 |
| 1965 | 16,499,783 | −15% | 519,395 | 31.77 |
| 1964 | 19,387,216 | +2.0% | 556,960 | 34.81 |
| 1963 | 19,011,312 | +32% | 532,808 | 35.68 |
| 1962 | 14,361,905 | +0.5% | 522,533 | 27.49 |
| 1961 | 14,286,746 | — | 477,937 | 29.89 |
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.