Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Slovenia
Slovenia: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 570 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Slovenia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — area harvested in Slovenia stood at 570 ha.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Slovenia peaked at 610 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 ha, in 1997.
Slovenia ranks 66th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 93 ha | — |
| 1993 | 125 ha | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 134 ha | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 123 ha | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 109 ha | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 9 ha | -91.7% |
| 1998 | 24 ha | +166.7% |
| 1999 | 24 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 ha | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 25 ha | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 107 ha | +328.0% |
| 2004 | 56 ha | -47.7% |
| 2005 | 40 ha | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 156 ha | +290.0% |
| 2007 | 246 ha | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 256 ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 227 ha | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 203 ha | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 374 ha | +84.2% |
| 2012 | 367 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 273 ha | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 252 ha | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 230 ha | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 241 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 299 ha | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 290 ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 330 ha | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 350 ha | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 420 ha | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 580 ha | +38.1% |
| 2023 | 610 ha | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 570 ha | -6.6% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 570 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,035 ha, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 570 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,400 ha, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +328.0% | 25 ha | 107 ha |
| 2006 | +290.0% | 40 ha | 156 ha |
| 1998 | +166.7% | 9 ha | 24 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.12 ha | 9 ha | 134 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 115.7 ha | 20 ha | 256 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.9 ha | 203 ha | 374 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 506 ha | 350 ha | 610 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 63 Afghanistan 1,117 ha compare
- 64 Israel 855 ha compare
- 65 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 680 ha compare
- 67 Albania 537 ha compare
- 68 Luxembourg 280 ha compare
- 69 Algeria 196 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Slovenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4401 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Slovenia?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Slovenia was 570 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 610 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 ha in 1997.
- How does Slovenia rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Slovenia ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.