Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 2.34 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2.34 million ha for sunflower seed — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Africa peaked at 2.50 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 208,700 ha, in 1967.
Africa ranks 7th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 248,899 ha | — |
| 1962 | 209,943 ha | -15.7% |
| 1963 | 241,547 ha | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 221,335 ha | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 210,032 ha | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 241,465 ha | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 208,700 ha | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 231,975 ha | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 251,638 ha | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 285,492 ha | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 274,280 ha | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 311,490 ha | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 473,881 ha | +52.1% |
| 1974 | 396,893 ha | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 422,740 ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 489,855 ha | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 657,821 ha | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 811,365 ha | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 606,248 ha | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 509,635 ha | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 568,540 ha | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 509,342 ha | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 537,167 ha | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 616,934 ha | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 600,051 ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 688,659 ha | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 835,651 ha | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million ha | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 923,978 ha | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 1.18 million ha | +27.6% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 909,976 ha | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 986,509 ha | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million ha | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 919,359 ha | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 982,938 ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million ha | +34.4% |
| 2000 | 863,951 ha | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million ha | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million ha | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million ha | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million ha | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million ha | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million ha | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million ha | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million ha | +44.1% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million ha | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.98 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.29 million ha | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 2.29 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.29 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.25 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million ha | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 2.46 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.34 million ha | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,504 ha | 208,700 ha | 251,638 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 473,006 ha | 274,280 ha | 811,365 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 682,003 ha | 509,342 ha | 1.03 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million ha | 909,976 ha | 1.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million ha | 863,951 ha | 1.78 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 2.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 million ha | 2.25 million ha | 2.50 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Argentina 1.84 million ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 971,032 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.26 million ha compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 416,859 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 178,689 ha compare
- 6 Romania 1.24 million ha compare
- 7 Bulgaria 929,150 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 63,000 ha compare
- 8 China 780,219 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 780,219 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,539 ha compare
- 10 Spain 754,430 ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 6,756 ha compare
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- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Africa?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Africa was 2.34 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,700 ha in 1967.
- How does Africa rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.