Sugar beet production in Iran
In 2024 Iran produced 5.1 million t of sugar beet, the 12th largest in the world (1.73% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 7.5%. The record was 8.4 million t in 2017. Area harvested: 84,764 ha, yield 60.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5.1 million t
- World rank
- 12 of 57
- 10-year change
- +7.5%
- Record
- 8.4 million t
- 2017
Sugar beet in Iran, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iran compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.7%
- 1.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 60.0
- world 63.1 (−4.9%)
- kg per person
- 55.6
- world 36.0
- 10-year change
- +7.5%
- world +8.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | United Kingdom | 7,816,758 | 2.7% |
| 11 | Netherlands | 6,353,710 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Iran | 5,087,914 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Belarus | 4,951,236 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Czechia | 4,584,710 | 1.6% |
Map of world production of sugar beet
Share of the world total; Iran is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,087,914 | +1.5% | 84,764 | 60.02 |
| 2023 | 5,011,676 | −2.6% | 88,603 | 56.56 |
| 2022 | 5,146,925 | −5.3% | 91,803 | 56.06 |
| 2021 | 5,435,172 | +0.0% | 96,944 | 56.07 |
| 2020 | 5,432,626 | −0.7% | 93,736 | 57.96 |
| 2019 | 5,473,363 | −13% | 91,614 | 59.74 |
| 2018 | 6,290,599 | −25% | 101,058 | 62.25 |
| 2017 | 8,388,452 | +41% | 134,759 | 62.25 |
| 2016 | 5,965,628 | +6.6% | 110,204 | 54.13 |
| 2015 | 5,594,240 | +18% | 105,036 | 53.26 |
| 2014 | 4,730,995 | +36% | 97,101 | 48.72 |
| 2013 | 3,467,395 | −15% | 82,516 | 42.02 |
| 2012 | 4,069,845 | −13% | 96,350 | 42.24 |
| 2011 | 4,702,825 | +22% | 109,495 | 42.95 |
| 2010 | 3,866,499 | +92% | 99,606 | 38.82 |
| 2009 | 2,014,909 | +18% | 56,286 | 35.80 |
| 2008 | 1,713,654 | −68% | 51,040 | 33.57 |
| 2007 | 5,407,236 | −19% | 159,789 | 33.84 |
| 2006 | 6,709,112 | +37% | 185,888 | 36.09 |
| 2005 | 4,902,387 | −0.3% | 152,875 | 32.07 |
| 2004 | 4,916,336 | −17% | 156,061 | 31.50 |
| 2003 | 5,933,174 | −2.7% | 178,355 | 33.27 |
| 2002 | 6,097,532 | +31% | 191,796 | 31.79 |
| 2001 | 4,649,017 | +7.3% | 171,658 | 27.08 |
| 2000 | 4,332,172 | −22% | 162,738 | 26.62 |
| 1999 | 5,548,282 | +11% | 186,017 | 29.83 |
| 1998 | 4,987,417 | +4.9% | 184,837 | 26.98 |
| 1997 | 4,754,135 | +29% | 191,241 | 24.86 |
| 1996 | 3,686,568 | −33% | 149,203 | 24.71 |
| 1995 | 5,521,298 | +4.3% | 202,693 | 27.24 |
| 1994 | 5,294,729 | −2.1% | 203,876 | 25.97 |
| 1993 | 5,407,658 | −10.0% | 179,720 | 30.09 |
| 1992 | 6,005,308 | +20% | 204,629 | 29.35 |
| 1991 | 5,000,278 | +37% | 173,437 | 28.83 |
| 1990 | 3,641,426 | +3.0% | 148,576 | 24.51 |
| 1989 | 3,535,422 | −3.7% | 149,420 | 23.66 |
| 1988 | 3,669,393 | −18% | 141,786 | 25.88 |
| 1987 | 4,455,537 | −10% | 171,542 | 25.97 |
| 1986 | 4,965,136 | +27% | 176,588 | 28.12 |
| 1985 | 3,923,729 | +16% | 144,823 | 27.09 |
| 1984 | 3,391,820 | −7.0% | 133,535 | 25.40 |
| 1983 | 3,648,501 | −16% | 168,423 | 21.66 |
| 1982 | 4,321,039 | +33% | 183,190 | 23.59 |
| 1981 | 3,252,592 | −11% | 156,191 | 20.82 |
| 1980 | 3,639,786 | −4.8% | 154,000 | 23.63 |
| 1979 | 3,824,200 | +4.5% | 141,200 | 27.08 |
| 1978 | 3,659,701 | −13% | 150,082 | 24.38 |
| 1977 | 4,187,536 | −21% | 165,761 | 25.26 |
| 1976 | 5,271,760 | +13% | 200,950 | 26.23 |
| 1975 | 4,670,000 | +15% | 200,000 | 23.35 |
| 1974 | 4,075,000 | +5.0% | 175,000 | 23.29 |
| 1973 | 3,881,000 | +6.7% | 159,000 | 24.41 |
| 1972 | 3,639,000 | −3.5% | 146,100 | 24.91 |
| 1971 | 3,772,000 | +9.2% | 149,570 | 25.22 |
| 1970 | 3,455,000 | −0.8% | 169,468 | 20.39 |
| 1969 | 3,484,272 | +2.1% | 152,928 | 22.78 |
| 1968 | 3,411,586 | +20% | 146,000 | 23.37 |
| 1967 | 2,833,000 | +15% | 132,000 | 21.46 |
| 1966 | 2,463,000 | +75% | 112,260 | 21.94 |
| 1965 | 1,411,000 | +37% | 65,000 | 21.71 |
| 1964 | 1,028,000 | −14% | 65,000 | 15.82 |
| 1963 | 1,191,000 | +15% | 55,000 | 21.65 |
| 1962 | 1,032,000 | +27% | 51,000 | 20.24 |
| 1961 | 810,440 | — | 49,000 | 16.54 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar beet in Iran?
Iran produced 5.1 million t in 2024, 1.7% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iran rank in the world for production of sugar beet?
Iran ranked 12th 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 Iran changed?
It rose by 7.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 8.4 million t in 2017.
What is the yield of sugar beet in Iran?
60.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5.1 million t from 84,764 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; the 2024 figure for Iran is imputed by FAO. 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.