Germany vs Italy: Sunflower seed yields

Germany
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
8th
Italy rank
9th

Sunflower seed yields over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
0123196119922024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.61 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 77 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 3.18 tonnes per hectare 2.33 tonnes per hectare 0.8512 tonnes per hectare Germany
1990s 2.45 tonnes per hectare 2.24 tonnes per hectare 0.2109 tonnes per hectare Germany
2000s 2.23 tonnes per hectare 2.11 tonnes per hectare 0.1195 tonnes per hectare Germany
2010s 2.08 tonnes per hectare 2.22 tonnes per hectare 0.1423 tonnes per hectare Italy
2020s 2.32 tonnes per hectare 2.47 tonnes per hectare 0.15 tonnes per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.61 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Germany and Italy?
0 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
Germany ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th 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

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