> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202486,572 t
World rank38 of 57
10-year change+11%
Record305,500 t1996

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

## Tunisia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.03%0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha59.2world 63.1 (−6.1%)
kg per person7.05world 36.0
10-year change+11%world +8.6%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 36 | [Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/turkmenistan/) | 273,979 | 0.09% |
| 37 | [Azerbaijan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/azerbaijan/) | 224,671 | 0.08% |
| 38 | **Tunisia** | 86,572 | 0.03% |
| 39 | [Armenia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/armenia/) | 56,457 | 0.02% |
| 40 | [Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/iraq/) | 35,354 | 0.01% |

[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; 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

[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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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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