What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Iran and Namibia?

0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Namibia?

39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.

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.

Iran vs Namibia: Sunflower seed yields

Iran

1.05 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Namibia

1.1 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Iran rank

59th

Namibia rank

56th

Sunflower seed yields over time

Iran
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.1 tonnes per hectare against 1.05 tonnes per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 59th and Namibia ranks 56th of 78 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.05 tonnes per hectare	0.5765 tonnes per hectare	0.4698 tonnes per hectare	Iran
1990s	0.9133 tonnes per hectare	0.6774 tonnes per hectare	0.2359 tonnes per hectare	Iran
2000s	1.18 tonnes per hectare	1.16 tonnes per hectare	0.0169 tonnes per hectare	Iran
2010s	1 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.0807 tonnes per hectare	Namibia
2020s	1.02 tonnes per hectare	1.09 tonnes per hectare	0.0714 tonnes per hectare	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Iran or Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.1 tonnes per hectare against 1.05 tonnes per hectare in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Iran and Namibia?: 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Namibia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Iran and Namibia rank globally for sunflower seed yields?: Iran ranks 59th and Namibia ranks 56th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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