FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sugar beet production in Ireland
In 2024 Ireland produced 0 t of sugar beet. Over ten years it fell by 100%. The record was 1.9 million t in 2004.
- Production, 2024
- 0 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- −100%
- Record
- 1.9 million t
- 2004
Sugar beet in Ireland, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2017 | 75,000 | +4.2% | 1,310 | 57.25 |
| 2016 | 72,000 | −8.1% | 1,300 | 55.38 |
| 2015 | 78,318 | −8.4% | 1,435 | 54.58 |
| 2014 | 85,510 | −4.3% | 1,581 | 54.09 |
| 2013 | 89,360 | −9.1% | 1,664 | 53.70 |
| 2012 | 98,269 | −8.3% | 1,848 | 53.18 |
| 2011 | 107,177 | +113% | 2,037 | 52.62 |
| 2010 | 50,432 | −16% | 968 | 52.10 |
| 2009 | 60,000 | −25% | 1,153 | 52.04 |
| 2008 | 80,000 | +78% | 1,568 | 51.02 |
| 2007 | 45,000 | −40% | 1,000 | 45.00 |
| 2006 | 75,600 | −95% | 1,700 | 44.47 |
| 2005 | 1,380,000 | −26% | 31,000 | 44.52 |
| 2004 | 1,861,400 | +24% | 31,100 | 59.85 |
| 2003 | 1,505,200 | +16% | 31,500 | 47.78 |
| 2002 | 1,300,700 | −13% | 31,300 | 41.56 |
| 2001 | 1,498,000 | −18% | 31,100 | 48.17 |
| 2000 | 1,829,000 | +6.8% | 32,200 | 56.80 |
| 1999 | 1,712,100 | +4.4% | 33,800 | 50.65 |
| 1998 | 1,640,000 | −0.5% | 32,900 | 49.85 |
| 1997 | 1,648,200 | +12% | 32,300 | 51.03 |
| 1996 | 1,475,600 | −4.6% | 32,300 | 45.68 |
| 1995 | 1,547,000 | +11% | 35,100 | 44.07 |
| 1994 | 1,390,000 | +24% | 35,400 | 39.27 |
| 1993 | 1,117,000 | −20% | 32,200 | 34.69 |
| 1992 | 1,397,000 | −0.9% | 31,300 | 44.63 |
| 1991 | 1,409,000 | −4.8% | 33,300 | 42.31 |
| 1990 | 1,480,000 | +2.0% | 32,300 | 45.82 |
| 1989 | 1,451,000 | +8.8% | 32,100 | 45.20 |
| 1988 | 1,334,000 | −18% | 33,300 | 40.06 |
| 1987 | 1,623,000 | +27% | 37,100 | 43.75 |
| 1986 | 1,274,000 | −2.7% | 37,000 | 34.43 |
| 1985 | 1,309,000 | −23% | 33,900 | 38.61 |
| 1984 | 1,694,000 | +3.9% | 34,900 | 48.54 |
| 1983 | 1,630,000 | −1.8% | 36,400 | 44.78 |
| 1982 | 1,660,000 | +26% | 35,500 | 46.76 |
| 1981 | 1,319,000 | +14% | 34,900 | 37.79 |
| 1980 | 1,156,000 | −13% | 33,000 | 35.03 |
| 1979 | 1,322,000 | −9.2% | 34,873 | 37.91 |
| 1978 | 1,456,000 | +4.1% | 36,422 | 39.98 |
| 1977 | 1,398,000 | −4.8% | 35,208 | 39.71 |
| 1976 | 1,468,000 | +2.7% | 34,400 | 42.67 |
| 1975 | 1,429,700 | +54% | 33,266 | 42.98 |
| 1974 | 925,900 | −30% | 25,779 | 35.92 |
| 1973 | 1,321,600 | +21% | 30,190 | 43.78 |
| 1972 | 1,094,511 | −10% | 34,034 | 32.16 |
| 1971 | 1,218,100 | +24% | 29,582 | 41.18 |
| 1970 | 982,500 | +7.2% | 25,778 | 38.11 |
| 1969 | 916,500 | −16% | 24,847 | 36.89 |
| 1968 | 1,092,700 | +14% | 25,940 | 42.12 |
| 1967 | 956,200 | +36% | 25,859 | 36.98 |
| 1966 | 704,123 | −7.3% | 21,650 | 32.52 |
| 1965 | 759,372 | −15% | 26,526 | 28.63 |
| 1964 | 893,108 | −6.2% | 32,293 | 27.66 |
| 1963 | 952,039 | +2.3% | 35,733 | 26.64 |
| 1962 | 930,702 | +4.3% | 31,606 | 29.45 |
| 1961 | 892,092 | — | 31,889 | 27.97 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 5 t USD 6,000
- Importer rank
- 34 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
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.