Kenya vs Mexico: Sunflower seed yields
Kenya
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
0.918 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
61st
Mexico rank
64th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Kenya
- Mexico
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1 tonnes per hectare against 0.918 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.082 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 61st and Mexico ranks 64th of 77 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9612 tonnes per hectare | 0.8801 tonnes per hectare | 0.0811 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.8733 tonnes per hectare | 0.3943 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8716 tonnes per hectare | 0.9916 tonnes per hectare | 0.12 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.9833 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.3559 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.3092 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Kenya or Mexico?
- Kenya, at 1 tonnes per hectare against 0.918 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Kenya and Mexico?
- 0.082 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mexico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mexico rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Kenya ranks 61st and Mexico ranks 64th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.