Kenya vs Uganda: Sunflower seed yields
Kenya
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
61st
Uganda rank
59th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.02 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 59th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.3687 tonnes per hectare | 0.7766 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | 0.4056 tonnes per hectare | 0.5395 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.4317 tonnes per hectare | 0.8359 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8716 tonnes per hectare | 0.8418 tonnes per hectare | 0.0298 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0839 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.9833 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.1013 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4008 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.02 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Kenya ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 59th 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.