Chile vs USSR: Sunflower seed yields
Chile
1.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.23 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Chile rank
48th
USSR rank
47th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Chile
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 1.23 tonnes per hectare against 1.22 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Chile ranks 48th and USSR ranks 47th of 78 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.0333 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.0678 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.4172 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Chile or USSR?
- USSR, at 1.23 tonnes per hectare against 1.22 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 1991.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Chile and USSR?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Chile and USSR rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Chile ranks 48th and USSR ranks 47th 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.