Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Sudan
Sudan: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 132,700 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower seed — area harvested in Sudan is 132,700 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.9% on the previous year and up 118.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Sudan peaked at 207,900 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60,800 ha, in 2014.
Sudan ranks 20th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99,960 ha | — |
| 2013 | 105,840 ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 60,800 ha | -42.6% |
| 2015 | 92,400 ha | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 122,220 ha | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 202,000 ha | +65.3% |
| 2018 | 207,900 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 206,220 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 204,554 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 151,800 ha | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 126,750 ha | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 77,200 ha | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 132,700 ha | +71.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 132,700 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 20,957 ha, 6.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 132,700 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20,569 ha, 6.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 137,168 ha | 60,800 ha | 207,900 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 138,601 ha | 77,200 ha | 204,554 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 220,656 ha
- 18 Serbia and Montenegro 197,843 ha
- 19 India 157,662 ha compare
- 21 Italy 110,400 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 103,777 ha compare
- 23 Greece 87,880 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Sudan?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Sudan was 132,700 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 207,900 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,800 ha in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.