Sunflower seed — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sunflower seed — Production was 9,602 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — production in Zimbabwe stood at 9,602 t.
That represents a change of down 74.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 68,300 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,106 t, in 1962.
That places Zimbabwe 54th out of 89 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,161 t | 1,106 t | 3,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,525 t | 2,500 t | 27,750 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,340 t | 3,900 t | 64,713 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,230 t | 12,308 t | 68,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,474 t | 4,631 t | 31,174 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,006 t | 3,259 t | 11,836 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,261 t | 9,463 t | 38,131 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 51 Angola 12,390 t compare
- 52 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,989 t compare
- 53 Syrian Arab Republic 9,862 t compare
- 55 Mozambique 9,155 t compare
- 56 Portugal 6,900 t compare
- 57 Ethiopia 6,507 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture share gdp 9.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 325,400 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — production in Zimbabwe?
- Sunflower seed — production in Zimbabwe was 9,602 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 68,300 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,106 t in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sunflower seed — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.