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Sugar beet growers
The people behind the crop
The global picture
Europe in perspective.
Switch views to explore production, consumption and trade. Figures supplied by CIBE, presented in four complementary views.
The working document notes that sugar data are most often expressed in raw sugar equivalent: 1 tonne raw sugar = 0.92 tonne white sugar. Confirm the basis of each series before publication. Sector overview production and the global EU 27 ranking may use different periods or bases.
14.1million tonnes in total
Food and beyondOne harvest.
One harvest.
Different possibilities.
Food accounts for the largest share of the supplied EU sugar consumption figures. Non-food uses make up the remainder.
Percentages are calculated from 12.5 + 1.6 Mt and rounded. Select a category to explore its share; select it again to return to the total. Reference period to be confirmed.
Rooted in European farmlandA crop with
A crop with
a living footprint.
1.4 million hectares
Approximate cultivated area supplied by CIBE. Sugar beet connects agricultural land with food production and a range of co-products.
Approximate figure · Geographic scope and reference year to confirm.