What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between China and USSR?

1.78 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

China vs USSR: Sunflower seed yields

China

3.01 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.23 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

China rank

3rd

USSR rank

1st

Sunflower seed yields over time

China
USSR

How they compare

China currently reports 3.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.23 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 1.78 tonnes per hectare.

That makes China's figure about 2.5 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 77 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.08 tonnes per hectare	1.22 tonnes per hectare	0.1375 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	0.8787 tonnes per hectare	1.28 tonnes per hectare	0.4024 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1980s	1.43 tonnes per hectare	1.29 tonnes per hectare	0.1358 tonnes per hectare	China
1990s	1.84 tonnes per hectare	1.3 tonnes per hectare	0.5378 tonnes per hectare	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed yields, China or USSR?: China, at 3.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.23 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between China and USSR?: 1.78 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China and USSR rank globally for sunflower seed yields?: China ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st 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

Indicator: Sunflower seed yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 78 places, 3,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.