> In 2024 Lebanon produced 10,185 t of sugar beet, the 46th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 79%.

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# Sugar beet production in Lebanon

In 2024 Lebanon produced 10,185 t of sugar beet, the 46th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 79%. The record was 369,500 t in 1999. Area harvested: 318 ha, yield 32.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/sugarbeet/)

Production, 202410,185 t
World rank46 of 57
10-year change+79%
Record369,500 t1999

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

## Lebanon compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha32.0world 63.1 (−49%)
kg per person1.75world 36.0
10-year change+79%world +8.6%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 44 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/albania/) | 17,763 | 0.01% |
| 45 | [Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/australia/) | 17,300 | 0.01% |
| 46 | **Lebanon** | 10,185 | 0.00% |
| 47 | [Slovenia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/slovenia/) | 8,940 | 0.00% |
| 48 | [Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/mali/) | 8,558 | 0.00% |

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

### Map of world production of sugar beet

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Lebanon is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 10,185 | −1.9% | 318 | 32.03 |
| 2023 | 10,383 | −1.9% | 317 | 32.75 |
| 2022 | 10,580 | +0.8% | 319 | 33.17 |
| 2021 | 10,496 | +0.7% | 318 | 33.01 |
| 2020 | 10,421 | −2.2% | 315 | 33.08 |
| 2019 | 10,654 | 0.0% | 324 | 32.88 |
| 2018 | 10,654 | 0.0% | 314 | 33.93 |
| 2017 | 10,654 | +3.5% | 306 | 34.82 |
| 2016 | 10,298 | +4.3% | 300 | 34.33 |
| 2015 | 9,872 | +73% | 325 | 30.38 |
| 2014 | 5,700 | +338% | 220 | 25.91 |
| 2013 | 1,300 | −83% | 60 | 21.67 |
| 2012 | 7,598 | −26% | 246 | 30.89 |
| 2011 | 10,199 | +539% | 327 | 31.19 |
| 2010 | 1,596 | +60% | 55 | 29.02 |
| 2009 | 1,000 | −97% | 41 | 24.39 |
| 2008 | 30,900 | −16% | 430 | 71.86 |
| 2007 | 37,000 | +5.7% | 700 | 52.86 |
| 2006 | 35,000 | −56% | 500 | 70.00 |
| 2005 | 79,200 | −6.6% | 1,100 | 72.00 |
| 2004 | 84,800 | — | 1,156 | 73.36 |
| 2003 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2001 | 15,200 | −96% | 270 | 56.30 |
| 2000 | 341,700 | −7.5% | 7,027 | 48.63 |
| 1999 | 369,500 | +23% | 8,100 | 45.62 |
| 1998 | 300,000 | −16% | 6,000 | 50.00 |
| 1997 | 357,619 | +48% | 6,622 | 54.00 |
| 1996 | 242,233 | −1.6% | 4,159 | 58.24 |
| 1995 | 246,150 | +7.3% | 4,240 | 58.05 |
| 1994 | 229,346 | +23% | 4,074 | 56.30 |
| 1993 | 185,737 | −9.9% | 3,300 | 56.28 |
| 1992 | 206,095 | +3,146% | 3,664 | 56.25 |
| 1991 | 6,350 | −93% | 124 | 51.21 |
| 1990 | 93,000 | −2.8% | 1,550 | 60.00 |
| 1989 | 95,700 | +7.9% | 1,595 | 60.00 |
| 1988 | 88,695 | −0.2% | 1,511 | 58.70 |
| 1987 | 88,878 | +11% | 1,495 | 59.45 |
| 1986 | 80,000 | 0.0% | 1,600 | 50.00 |
| 1985 | 80,000 | +6.7% | 1,550 | 51.61 |
| 1984 | 75,000 | +23% | 1,360 | 55.15 |
| 1983 | 61,000 | −0.2% | 1,100 | 55.45 |
| 1982 | 61,130 | −39% | 1,112 | 54.97 |
| 1981 | 100,000 | +133% | 2,000 | 50.00 |
| 1980 | 43,000 | −60% | 720 | 59.72 |
| 1979 | 108,000 | −8.5% | 3,000 | 36.00 |
| 1978 | 118,000 | −4.1% | 3,000 | 39.33 |
| 1977 | 123,000 | −23% | 3,000 | 41.00 |
| 1976 | 160,000 | +220% | 4,000 | 40.00 |
| 1975 | 50,000 | −38% | 1,500 | 33.33 |
| 1974 | 80,000 | −43% | 1,850 | 43.24 |
| 1973 | 139,431 | −27% | 2,516 | 55.42 |
| 1972 | 190,000 | +30% | 3,800 | 50.00 |
| 1971 | 146,181 | +46% | 2,751 | 53.14 |
| 1970 | 100,356 | +6.8% | 2,112 | 47.52 |
| 1969 | 94,000 | −21% | 2,200 | 42.73 |
| 1968 | 118,952 | +8.1% | 2,499 | 47.60 |
| 1967 | 110,000 | −4.3% | 2,100 | 52.38 |
| 1966 | 115,000 | +67% | 2,200 | 52.27 |
| 1965 | 68,800 | −5.4% | 1,500 | 45.87 |
| 1964 | 72,700 | +105% | 1,775 | 40.96 |
| 1963 | 35,400 | +18% | 890 | 39.78 |
| 1962 | 29,900 | +22% | 868 | 34.45 |
| 1961 | 24,500 | — | 786 | 31.17 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1 t USD 3,000
Exporter rank34 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 Lebanon?

Lebanon produced 10,185 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Lebanon ranked 46th 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 Lebanon changed?

It rose by 79% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 369,500 t in 1999.

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

32.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (10,185 t from 318 ha), against a world average of 63.1 t/ha.

### Does Lebanon export or import sugar beet?

In 2024 Lebanon reported exports of 1 t (USD 3,000) 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; the 2024 figure for Lebanon is imputed by FAO. 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/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/china/)[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/)
[All countries producing sugar beet](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/)

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[Agricultural production in Lebanon](https://husfarm.com/production/country/lebanon/)

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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