Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 10,878 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Azerbaijan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 10,878 ha for sunflower seed — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Azerbaijan peaked at 15,831 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 828 ha, in 1996.
Azerbaijan ranks 46th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,208 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,100 ha | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1,572 ha | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 2,881 ha | +83.3% |
| 1996 | 828 ha | -71.3% |
| 1997 | 971 ha | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 1,628 ha | +67.7% |
| 1999 | 2,540 ha | +56.0% |
| 2000 | 4,335 ha | +70.7% |
| 2001 | 5,277 ha | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 9,370 ha | +77.6% |
| 2003 | 13,618 ha | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 11,291 ha | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 11,134 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10,599 ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 9,161 ha | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 10,265 ha | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 8,170 ha | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 9,046 ha | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 11,224 ha | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 11,027 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 9,351 ha | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 11,705 ha | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 10,683 ha | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 8,237 ha | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 15,195 ha | +84.5% |
| 2018 | 11,551 ha | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 15,831 ha | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 10,977 ha | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 11,095 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11,534 ha | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 9,899 ha | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 10,878 ha | +9.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 10,878 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,918 ha, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 10,878 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,400 ha, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,591 ha | 828 ha | 2,881 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 9,322 ha | 4,335 ha | 13,618 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,385 ha | 8,237 ha | 15,831 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,877 ha | 9,899 ha | 11,534 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 439.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4136 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Azerbaijan?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Azerbaijan was 10,878 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,831 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 828 ha in 1996.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Azerbaijan ranks 46th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.