Australia vs Brazil: Sunflower seed yields
Australia
1.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil
1.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
39th
Brazil rank
40th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.51 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Brazil ranks 40th of 77 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.493 tonnes per hectare | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | 0.1975 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.5888 tonnes per hectare | 0.8383 tonnes per hectare | 0.2495 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.7638 tonnes per hectare | 0.8865 tonnes per hectare | 0.1227 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.9838 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.3537 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.9934 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.3829 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.1432 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.51 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Australia ranks 39th and Brazil ranks 40th 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.