Africa vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sunflower seed — Area harvested
Sunflower seed — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2.34 million ha against 63,000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 2.28 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 37.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 7th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th of 25 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,504 ha | 6,608 ha | 222,896 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 473,006 ha | 52,818 ha | 420,188 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 682,003 ha | 26,453 ha | 655,550 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.08 million ha | 121,155 ha | 959,835 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.24 million ha | 62,879 ha | 1.17 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.99 million ha | 54,436 ha | 1.94 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 2.36 million ha | 61,800 ha | 2.30 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed — area harvested, Africa or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Africa, at 2.34 million ha against 63,000 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed — area harvested between Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 2.28 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 7th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sunflower seed — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.