Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Northern America
Northern America: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 301,460 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — area harvested in Northern America stood at 301,460 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.3% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 2.35 million ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 24,686 ha, in 1962.
That places Northern America 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,719 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,686 ha | -19.6% |
| 1963 | 43,301 ha | +75.4% |
| 1964 | 50,747 ha | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 48,968 ha | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 53,418 ha | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 108,174 ha | +102.5% |
| 1968 | 89,837 ha | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 96,895 ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 113,350 ha | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 263,450 ha | +132.4% |
| 1972 | 416,496 ha | +58.1% |
| 1973 | 356,324 ha | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 271,341 ha | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 506,090 ha | +86.5% |
| 1976 | 445,234 ha | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 959,500 ha | +115.5% |
| 1978 | 1.22 million ha | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 2.35 million ha | +92.1% |
| 1980 | 1.63 million ha | -30.8% |
| 1981 | 1.66 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.99 million ha | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million ha | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million ha | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 1.20 million ha | -23.6% |
| 1986 | 817,100 ha | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 752,400 ha | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 817,900 ha | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 776,200 ha | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 813,800 ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million ha | +43.0% |
| 1992 | 877,780 ha | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million ha | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million ha | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 million ha | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 1.18 million ha | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million ha | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million ha | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 971,563 ha | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 994,704 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 747,825 ha | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million ha | +50.7% |
| 2006 | 793,200 ha | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 892,336 ha | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million ha | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 854,060 ha | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 809,710 ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 603,760 ha | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 784,330 ha | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 620,210 ha | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 640,220 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 766,600 ha | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 647,490 ha | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 565,280 ha | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 519,570 ha | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 536,080 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 719,090 ha | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 539,340 ha | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 684,800 ha | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 551,130 ha | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 301,460 ha | -45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,749 ha | 24,686 ha | 108,174 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 690,618 ha | 113,350 ha | 2.35 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million ha | 752,400 ha | 1.99 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million ha | 813,800 ha | 1.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 965,586 ha | 747,825 ha | 1.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,325 ha | 519,570 ha | 809,710 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 559,164 ha | 301,460 ha | 719,090 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Northern America?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Northern America was 301,460 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,686 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern America rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Northern America ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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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About this data
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.