Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Sunflower seed yields
Botswana
0.5182 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.4668 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
73rd
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.5182 tonnes per hectare against 0.4668 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0514 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Botswana ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1381 tonnes per hectare | 0.5566 tonnes per hectare | 0.4185 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.2742 tonnes per hectare | 0.765 tonnes per hectare | 0.4908 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3824 tonnes per hectare | 0.4982 tonnes per hectare | 0.1158 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.9323 tonnes per hectare | 0.427 tonnes per hectare | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.4695 tonnes per hectare | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6539 tonnes per hectare | 0.4303 tonnes per hectare | 0.2236 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5182 tonnes per hectare | 0.4839 tonnes per hectare | 0.0344 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at 0.5182 tonnes per hectare against 0.4668 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0514 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Botswana ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 78 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.