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

0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.

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

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.

Namibia vs Tanzania: Sunflower seed yields

Namibia

1.1 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Tanzania

1.09 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Namibia rank

56th

Tanzania rank

57th

Sunflower seed yields over time

Namibia
Tanzania

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.1 tonnes per hectare against 1.09 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

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

Namibia ranks 56th and Tanzania ranks 57th of 78 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.5765 tonnes per hectare	0.4459 tonnes per hectare	0.1306 tonnes per hectare	Namibia
1990s	0.6774 tonnes per hectare	0.4998 tonnes per hectare	0.1776 tonnes per hectare	Namibia
2000s	1.16 tonnes per hectare	0.679 tonnes per hectare	0.4852 tonnes per hectare	Namibia
2010s	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.9821 tonnes per hectare	0.0998 tonnes per hectare	Namibia
2020s	1.09 tonnes per hectare	1.07 tonnes per hectare	0.0229 tonnes per hectare	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Namibia or Tanzania?: Namibia, at 1.1 tonnes per hectare against 1.09 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Namibia and Tanzania?: 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for sunflower seed yields?: Namibia ranks 56th and Tanzania ranks 57th 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.