Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 4,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — area harvested in Uruguay stood at 4,000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.6% on the previous year and up 300.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 176,000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 56th out of 84 countries 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 143,840 ha | — |
| 1962 | 136,650 ha | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 141,070 ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 120,840 ha | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 109,780 ha | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 161,524 ha | +47.1% |
| 1967 | 164,050 ha | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 108,970 ha | -33.6% |
| 1969 | 90,750 ha | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 123,697 ha | +36.3% |
| 1971 | 71,500 ha | -42.2% |
| 1972 | 102,950 ha | +44.0% |
| 1973 | 108,600 ha | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 91,014 ha | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 92,162 ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 125,640 ha | +36.3% |
| 1977 | 66,758 ha | -46.9% |
| 1978 | 123,948 ha | +85.7% |
| 1979 | 88,164 ha | -28.9% |
| 1980 | 69,294 ha | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 58,951 ha | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 71,914 ha | +22.0% |
| 1983 | 43,757 ha | -39.2% |
| 1984 | 54,900 ha | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 39,007 ha | -28.9% |
| 1986 | 77,385 ha | +98.4% |
| 1987 | 67,074 ha | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 46,967 ha | -30.0% |
| 1989 | 66,087 ha | +40.7% |
| 1990 | 58,692 ha | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 55,400 ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 62,900 ha | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 58,000 ha | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 61,200 ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 107,100 ha | +75.0% |
| 1996 | 91,600 ha | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 96,800 ha | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 81,000 ha | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 134,300 ha | +65.8% |
| 2000 | 50,200 ha | -62.6% |
| 2001 | 48,862 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 108,500 ha | +122.1% |
| 2003 | 176,000 ha | +62.2% |
| 2004 | 110,600 ha | -37.2% |
| 2005 | 118,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 58,800 ha | -50.2% |
| 2007 | 38,495 ha | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 34,000 ha | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 55,100 ha | +62.1% |
| 2010 | 10,000 ha | -81.9% |
| 2011 | 3,100 ha | -69.0% |
| 2012 | 6,400 ha | +106.5% |
| 2013 | 1,800 ha | -71.9% |
| 2014 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 2020 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,000 ha | +400.0% |
| 2022 | 7,700 ha | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 11,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 2024 | 4,000 ha | -63.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4,000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,035 ha, 23% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4,000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,910 ha, 81% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +400.0% | 1,000 ha | 5,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130,830 ha | 90,750 ha | 164,050 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 99,443 ha | 66,758 ha | 125,640 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,534 ha | 39,007 ha | 77,385 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,699 ha | 55,400 ha | 134,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,856 ha | 34,000 ha | 176,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,230 ha | 0 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,740 ha | 1,000 ha | 11,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 53 Ethiopia 5,801 ha compare
- 54 Tajikistan 5,000 ha compare
- 55 North Macedonia 4,866 ha compare
- 57 Portugal 3,340 ha compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 3,179 ha compare
- 59 Belarus 3,000 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Uruguay was 4,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 176,000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.