Sunflower seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Sunflower seed — Production was 66,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 66,000 t.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 325.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 153,923 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 300 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 t | — |
| 1962 | 500 t | +66.7% |
| 1963 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1965 | 1,300 t | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 1,500 t | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 2,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 8,000 t | +300.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 t | +275.0% |
| 1970 | 55,000 t | +83.3% |
| 1971 | 42,000 t | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 39,010 t | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 46,500 t | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 43,000 t | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 29,500 t | -31.4% |
| 1976 | 28,000 t | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 19,000 t | -32.1% |
| 1978 | 13,000 t | -31.6% |
| 1979 | 14,600 t | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 20,000 t | +37.0% |
| 1981 | 25,671 t | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 19,346 t | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 19,803 t | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 18,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 26,728 t | +48.5% |
| 1986 | 22,012 t | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 21,316 t | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 24,029 t | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 18,766 t | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 56,395 t | +200.5% |
| 1991 | 56,738 t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 153,923 t | +171.3% |
| 1993 | 145,201 t | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 131,946 t | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 111,375 t | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 104,300 t | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 97,799 t | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 148,126 t | +51.5% |
| 1999 | 112,281 t | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 91,601 t | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 89,292 t | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 113,295 t | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 103,151 t | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 23,270 t | -77.4% |
| 2005 | 62,291 t | +167.7% |
| 2006 | 70,167 t | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 54,206 t | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 72,278 t | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 56,248 t | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 57,966 t | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 50,599 t | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 68,271 t | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 64,228 t | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 15,517 t | -75.8% |
| 2015 | 42,987 t | +177.0% |
| 2016 | 65,000 t | +51.2% |
| 2017 | 64,000 t | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 63,000 t | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 62,000 t | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 61,000 t | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 60,000 t | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 64,000 t | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 65,000 t | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 66,000 t | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +300.0% | 2,000 t | 8,000 t |
| 1969 | +275.0% | 8,000 t | 30,000 t |
| 1990 | +200.5% | 18,766 t | 56,395 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,022 t | 300 t | 30,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,961 t | 13,000 t | 55,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,567 t | 18,000 t | 26,728 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,808 t | 56,395 t | 153,923 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,580 t | 23,270 t | 113,295 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,357 t | 15,517 t | 68,271 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,200 t | 60,000 t | 66,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 4 Argentina 3.90 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.20 million t compare
- 5 China 2.35 million t compare
- 5 China, mainland 2.35 million t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 618,984 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 249,191 t compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 1.83 million t compare
- 8 Hungary 1.80 million t compare
- 9 Bulgaria 1.64 million t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,989 t compare
- 10 Romania 1.51 million t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 9,862 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.2498 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 24.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -16.67 % change on previous year (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Sunflower seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 66,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 153,923 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 t in 1961.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for sunflower seed — production?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th out of 10 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Production. 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.