Argentina vs Canada: Sunflower seed yields
Argentina
2.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
26th
Canada rank
25th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.13 tonnes per hectare against 2.11 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Argentina ranks 26th and Canada ranks 25th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7894 tonnes per hectare | 0.7435 tonnes per hectare | 0.0459 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.7864 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.268 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.0042 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.2334 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.1644 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.0376 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.138 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Argentina or Canada?
- Canada, at 2.13 tonnes per hectare against 2.11 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Argentina and Canada?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Argentina ranks 26th and Canada ranks 25th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sunflower seed yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.