> In 2024 Turkey produced 23.0 million t of sugar beet, the 5th largest in the world (7.83% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 37%. The record was 25.

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# Sugar beet production in Turkey

In 2024 Turkey produced 23.0 million t of sugar beet, the 5th largest in the world (7.83% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 37%. The record was 25.3 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 324,286 ha, yield 70.9 t/ha.

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Production, 202423.0 million t
World rank5 of 57
10-year change+37%
Record25.3 million t2023

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

## Turkey compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total7.8%6.2% in 2014
Yield, t/ha70.9world 63.1 (+12%)
kg per person263world 36.0
10-year change+37%world +8.6%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | [France](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/france/) | 32,594,090 | 11.1% |
| 4 | [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/united-states/) | 32,003,660 | 10.9% |
| 5 | **Turkey** | 23,000,000 | 7.8% |
| 6 | [Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/poland/) | 18,430,330 | 6.3% |
| 7 | [Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/egypt/) | 13,880,842 | 4.7% |

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

### Map of world production of sugar beet

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Share of the world total; Turkey is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 23,000,000 | −8.9% | 324,286 | 70.93 |
| 2023 | 25,250,213 | +31% | 364,070 | 69.36 |
| 2022 | 19,253,962 | +8.4% | 295,405 | 65.18 |
| 2021 | 17,767,085 | −23% | 302,349 | 58.76 |
| 2020 | 23,025,738 | +28% | 336,348 | 68.46 |
| 2019 | 18,054,320 | +3.5% | 310,081 | 58.22 |
| 2018 | 17,436,100 | −18% | 290,698 | 59.98 |
| 2017 | 21,149,020 | +7.9% | 338,883 | 62.41 |
| 2016 | 19,592,731 | +22% | 321,953 | 60.86 |
| 2015 | 16,022,783 | −4.3% | 273,991 | 58.48 |
| 2014 | 16,743,045 | +1.5% | 287,461 | 58.24 |
| 2013 | 16,488,590 | +11% | 290,910 | 56.68 |
| 2012 | 14,919,940 | −7.5% | 280,186 | 53.25 |
| 2011 | 16,126,489 | −10% | 293,841 | 54.88 |
| 2010 | 17,942,112 | +3.9% | 328,651 | 54.59 |
| 2009 | 17,274,674 | +12% | 323,970 | 53.32 |
| 2008 | 15,488,332 | +25% | 320,731 | 48.29 |
| 2007 | 12,414,715 | −14% | 298,869 | 41.54 |
| 2006 | 14,452,162 | −4.8% | 323,714 | 44.64 |
| 2005 | 15,181,247 | +12% | 335,556 | 45.24 |
| 2004 | 13,517,241 | +7.1% | 315,053 | 42.90 |
| 2003 | 12,622,934 | −24% | 314,463 | 40.14 |
| 2002 | 16,523,166 | +31% | 371,817 | 44.44 |
| 2001 | 12,632,522 | −33% | 356,609 | 35.42 |
| 2000 | 18,821,033 | +10% | 408,179 | 46.11 |
| 1999 | 17,102,326 | −23% | 415,040 | 41.21 |
| 1998 | 22,282,539 | +21% | 500,950 | 44.48 |
| 1997 | 18,400,734 | +27% | 466,736 | 39.42 |
| 1996 | 14,543,277 | +30% | 416,300 | 34.93 |
| 1995 | 11,170,569 | −14% | 309,417 | 36.10 |
| 1994 | 12,944,223 | −17% | 405,512 | 31.92 |
| 1993 | 15,620,514 | +3.3% | 421,582 | 37.05 |
| 1992 | 15,126,116 | −2.2% | 396,243 | 38.17 |
| 1991 | 15,474,097 | +11% | 400,081 | 38.68 |
| 1990 | 13,985,741 | +28% | 377,543 | 37.04 |
| 1989 | 10,928,903 | −5.2% | 339,731 | 32.17 |
| 1988 | 11,534,153 | −9.3% | 315,897 | 36.51 |
| 1987 | 12,717,321 | +19% | 384,886 | 33.04 |
| 1986 | 10,662,346 | +8.5% | 347,364 | 30.70 |
| 1985 | 9,830,060 | −12% | 319,598 | 30.76 |
| 1984 | 11,108,375 | −13% | 350,191 | 31.72 |
| 1983 | 12,769,569 | +0.3% | 358,831 | 35.59 |
| 1982 | 12,732,461 | +14% | 371,400 | 34.28 |
| 1981 | 11,165,105 | +65% | 358,230 | 31.17 |
| 1980 | 6,766,017 | −23% | 263,384 | 25.69 |
| 1979 | 8,759,726 | −0.9% | 267,589 | 32.74 |
| 1978 | 8,836,818 | −1.8% | 275,905 | 32.03 |
| 1977 | 8,994,906 | −4.4% | 248,937 | 36.13 |
| 1976 | 9,406,150 | +35% | 250,405 | 37.56 |
| 1975 | 6,948,637 | +22% | 212,530 | 32.69 |
| 1974 | 5,707,147 | +12% | 184,959 | 30.86 |
| 1973 | 5,095,156 | −14% | 153,204 | 33.26 |
| 1972 | 5,896,042 | −1.0% | 148,289 | 39.76 |
| 1971 | 5,956,178 | +40% | 159,012 | 37.46 |
| 1970 | 4,253,631 | +27% | 123,016 | 34.58 |
| 1969 | 3,356,472 | −29% | 101,924 | 32.93 |
| 1968 | 4,715,578 | −10% | 126,539 | 37.27 |
| 1967 | 5,253,492 | +19% | 149,578 | 35.12 |
| 1966 | 4,422,085 | +29% | 153,254 | 28.85 |
| 1965 | 3,421,353 | −27% | 157,749 | 21.69 |
| 1964 | 4,705,783 | +43% | 186,750 | 25.20 |
| 1963 | 3,280,715 | +20% | 134,585 | 24.38 |
| 1962 | 2,730,932 | −5.1% | 125,739 | 21.72 |
| 1961 | 2,877,113 | — | 130,344 | 22.07 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sugar beet in Turkey?

Turkey produced 23.0 million t in 2024, 7.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Turkey ranked 5th 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 Turkey changed?

It rose by 37% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.6% for the world. The record was 25.3 million t in 2023.

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

70.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (23.0 million t from 324,286 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. 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/)[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/)[Belarus](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-beet/belarus/)
[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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