Sugar beet production in Tunisia
In 2024 Tunisia produced 86,572 t of sugar beet, the 38th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 11%. The record was 305,500 t in 1996. Area harvested: 1,462 ha, yield 59.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 86,572 t
- World rank
- 38 of 57
- 10-year change
- +11%
- Record
- 305,500 t
- 1996
Sugar beet in Tunisia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Tunisia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 59.2
- world 63.1 (−6.1%)
- kg per person
- 7.05
- world 36.0
- 10-year change
- +11%
- world +8.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 273,979 | 0.09% |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 224,671 | 0.08% |
| 38 | Tunisia | 86,572 | 0.03% |
| 39 | Armenia | 56,457 | 0.02% |
| 40 | Iraq | 35,354 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sugar beet
Share of the world total; Tunisia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 86,572 | +0.4% | 1,462 | 59.21 |
| 2023 | 86,270 | −0.3% | 1,456 | 59.25 |
| 2022 | 86,540 | −0.4% | 1,463 | 59.15 |
| 2021 | 86,905 | +1.8% | 1,467 | 59.24 |
| 2020 | 85,365 | −2.3% | 1,438 | 59.36 |
| 2019 | 87,350 | −0.7% | 1,485 | 58.82 |
| 2018 | 88,000 | +9.0% | 1,479 | 59.50 |
| 2017 | 80,745 | +5.7% | 1,350 | 59.81 |
| 2016 | 76,361 | −0.0% | 1,236 | 61.78 |
| 2015 | 76,391 | −2.1% | 1,236 | 61.81 |
| 2014 | 78,000 | +129% | 1,507 | 51.76 |
| 2013 | 34,000 | 0.0% | 600 | 56.67 |
| 2012 | 34,000 | — | 600 | 56.67 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2000 | 20,700 | −77% | 485 | 42.68 |
| 1999 | 89,358 | −37% | 2,134 | 41.87 |
| 1998 | 142,600 | −47% | 3,028 | 47.09 |
| 1997 | 268,000 | −12% | 5,921 | 45.26 |
| 1996 | 305,500 | +13% | 5,970 | 51.17 |
| 1995 | 270,000 | +17% | 5,720 | 47.20 |
| 1994 | 231,500 | −5.8% | 5,214 | 44.40 |
| 1993 | 245,830 | −15% | 5,470 | 44.94 |
| 1992 | 290,750 | +38% | 5,510 | 52.77 |
| 1991 | 210,300 | −25% | 4,405 | 47.74 |
| 1990 | 281,700 | +12% | 5,123 | 54.99 |
| 1989 | 252,000 | −1.6% | 5,350 | 47.10 |
| 1988 | 256,000 | −16% | 5,689 | 45.00 |
| 1987 | 303,500 | +48% | 5,700 | 53.25 |
| 1986 | 205,000 | +32% | 4,747 | 43.19 |
| 1985 | 155,800 | +15% | 3,773 | 41.29 |
| 1984 | 135,200 | +102% | 3,460 | 39.08 |
| 1983 | 67,000 | −19% | 2,900 | 23.10 |
| 1982 | 82,600 | +33% | 2,200 | 37.55 |
| 1981 | 62,000 | −15% | 1,768 | 35.07 |
| 1980 | 73,000 | +40% | 2,203 | 33.14 |
| 1979 | 52,000 | −35% | 2,200 | 23.64 |
| 1978 | 80,000 | −32% | 2,635 | 30.36 |
| 1977 | 118,000 | +42% | 3,600 | 32.78 |
| 1976 | 83,000 | +57% | 3,775 | 21.99 |
| 1975 | 52,800 | +11% | 3,026 | 17.45 |
| 1974 | 47,400 | +5.8% | 2,006 | 23.63 |
| 1973 | 44,800 | +1.8% | 2,040 | 21.96 |
| 1972 | 44,016 | +26% | 2,171 | 20.27 |
| 1971 | 34,838 | +27% | 1,340 | 26.00 |
| 1970 | 27,400 | −31% | 1,727 | 15.87 |
| 1969 | 39,744 | +17% | 2,299 | 17.29 |
| 1968 | 34,100 | −14% | 2,589 | 13.17 |
| 1967 | 39,850 | −29% | 2,900 | 13.74 |
| 1966 | 56,400 | +50% | 3,000 | 18.80 |
| 1965 | 37,500 | −23% | 3,850 | 9.74 |
| 1964 | 49,000 | +8.9% | 3,200 | 15.31 |
| 1963 | 45,000 | +36% | 2,000 | 22.50 |
| 1962 | 33,000 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 22.00 |
| 1961 | 33,000 | — | 1,500 | 22.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar beet in Tunisia?
Tunisia produced 86,572 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Tunisia rank in the world for production of sugar beet?
Tunisia ranked 38th 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 Tunisia changed?
It rose by 11% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 305,500 t in 1996.
What is the yield of sugar beet in Tunisia?
59.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (86,572 t from 1,462 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 Tunisia is estimated 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.