Sunflower seed — Yield in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Sunflower seed — Yield was 3,010 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,010 kg/ha
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
1st
of 25 groups
All-time high
3,061 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
822.8 kg/ha
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sunflower seed — Yield in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sunflower seed — yield in Eastern Asia is 3,010 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Eastern Asia peaked at 3,061 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 822.8 kg/ha, in 1972.

Eastern Asia ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sunflower seed — Yield in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sunflower seed — Yield in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,245 kg/ha —
1962 1,245 kg/ha +0.0%
1963 1,245 kg/ha +0.0%
1964 1,245 kg/ha +0.0%
1965 1,245 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 868.4 kg/ha -30.3%
1967 875 kg/ha +0.8%
1968 875 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 869 kg/ha -0.7%
1970 875 kg/ha +0.7%
1971 875 kg/ha +0.0%
1972 822.8 kg/ha -6.0%
1973 864.2 kg/ha +5.0%
1974 853.7 kg/ha -1.2%
1975 842.1 kg/ha -1.4%
1976 869.6 kg/ha +3.3%
1977 988.4 kg/ha +13.7%
1978 871.9 kg/ha -11.8%
1979 924.4 kg/ha +6.0%
1980 1,079 kg/ha +16.7%
1981 1,281 kg/ha +18.7%
1982 1,529 kg/ha +19.4%
1983 1,829 kg/ha +19.6%
1984 1,682 kg/ha -8.0%
1985 1,175 kg/ha -30.1%
1986 1,395 kg/ha +18.7%
1987 1,399 kg/ha +0.3%
1988 1,421 kg/ha +1.6%
1989 1,486 kg/ha +4.6%
1990 1,878 kg/ha +26.4%
1991 1,799 kg/ha -4.2%
1992 1,826 kg/ha +1.5%
1993 1,773 kg/ha -2.9%
1994 1,699 kg/ha -4.2%
1995 1,561 kg/ha -8.1%
1996 2,060 kg/ha +32.0%
1997 1,643 kg/ha -20.2%
1998 1,647 kg/ha +0.2%
1999 1,561 kg/ha -5.2%
2000 1,590 kg/ha +1.9%
2001 1,455 kg/ha -8.5%
2002 1,721 kg/ha +18.3%
2003 1,486 kg/ha -13.6%
2004 1,660 kg/ha +11.7%
2005 1,890 kg/ha +13.9%
2006 1,825 kg/ha -3.4%
2007 1,650 kg/ha -9.6%
2008 1,858 kg/ha +12.6%
2009 2,040 kg/ha +9.8%
2010 2,335 kg/ha +14.5%
2011 2,460 kg/ha +5.3%
2012 2,614 kg/ha +6.3%
2013 2,624 kg/ha +0.4%
2014 2,627 kg/ha +0.1%
2015 2,604 kg/ha -0.9%
2016 2,682 kg/ha +3.0%
2017 2,690 kg/ha +0.3%
2018 2,707 kg/ha +0.6%
2019 2,910 kg/ha +7.5%
2020 2,945 kg/ha +1.2%
2021 3,061 kg/ha +3.9%
2022 2,794 kg/ha -8.7%
2023 2,827 kg/ha +1.2%
2024 3,010 kg/ha +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,079 kg/ha 868.4 kg/ha 1,245 kg/ha 9
1970s 878.71 kg/ha 822.8 kg/ha 988.4 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,428 kg/ha 1,079 kg/ha 1,829 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,745 kg/ha 1,561 kg/ha 2,060 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,717 kg/ha 1,455 kg/ha 2,040 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,625 kg/ha 2,335 kg/ha 2,910 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,928 kg/ha 2,794 kg/ha 3,061 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 Israel 3,273 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 2,260 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Egypt 3,085 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 China 3,010 kg/ha compare
  5. 3 China, mainland 3,010 kg/ha compare
  6. 3 Republic of Moldova 1,485 kg/ha compare
  7. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1,460 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower seed — yield in Eastern Asia?
Sunflower seed — yield in Eastern Asia was 3,010 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3,061 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 822.8 kg/ha in 1972.
How does Eastern Asia rank for sunflower seed — yield?
Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sunflower seed — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
111 places, 5,534 data points, 1961–2024
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