What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Romania and USSR?

0.02 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Romania vs USSR: Sunflower seed yields

Romania

1.21 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.23 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Romania rank

49th

USSR rank

47th

Sunflower seed yields over time

Romania
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.23 tonnes per hectare against 1.21 tonnes per hectare in Romania, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Romania ranks 49th and USSR ranks 47th of 78 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.26 tonnes per hectare	1.22 tonnes per hectare	0.0399 tonnes per hectare	Romania
1970s	1.49 tonnes per hectare	1.28 tonnes per hectare	0.2092 tonnes per hectare	Romania
1980s	1.61 tonnes per hectare	1.29 tonnes per hectare	0.3138 tonnes per hectare	Romania
1990s	1.35 tonnes per hectare	1.3 tonnes per hectare	0.0454 tonnes per hectare	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Romania or USSR?: USSR, at 1.23 tonnes per hectare against 1.21 tonnes per hectare in Romania as of 1991.
What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Romania and USSR?: 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Romania and USSR rank globally for sunflower seed yields?: Romania ranks 49th and USSR ranks 47th 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.