Sunflower seed — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sunflower seed — Yield was 974.5 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 974.5 kg/ha for sunflower seed — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,054 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 512.7 kg/ha, in 1978.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 614.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 615.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 563.3 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 633.6 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 553 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 576.2 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 611.8 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 636.3 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 660.9 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 665.6 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 661.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 781.1 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 669.2 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 625.1 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 590.8 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 627.1 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 593.8 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 512.7 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 532.6 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 700.5 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 1981 | 610.8 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 668.4 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 697 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 743 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 773.8 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 766.4 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 768.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 637.3 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 545.9 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 574.9 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 576.7 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 542.1 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 628.5 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 647.8 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 603 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 693.5 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 691.2 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 720.4 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 645 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 520.4 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 641.4 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 666.7 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 657.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 724 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 765.6 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 815.7 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 825.4 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 811.4 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 860.9 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 881 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,015 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 873.2 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 941.1 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 957.3 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 972 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 952.7 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 951.5 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 934.4 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,012 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1,004 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,046 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,033 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,054 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 974.5 kg/ha | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 607.21 kg/ha | 553 kg/ha | 660.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 625.98 kg/ha | 512.7 kg/ha | 781.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 691.17 kg/ha | 545.9 kg/ha | 773.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.31 kg/ha | 542.1 kg/ha | 720.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 728.91 kg/ha | 520.4 kg/ha | 860.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 949.09 kg/ha | 873.2 kg/ha | 1,015 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,023 kg/ha | 974.5 kg/ha | 1,054 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,395 kg/ha compare
- 5 Croatia 2,970 kg/ha compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 2,697 kg/ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 1,091 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,680 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,048 kg/ha compare
- 8 Hungary 2,669 kg/ha compare
- 9 Germany 2,611 kg/ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 796.7 kg/ha compare
- 10 Italy 2,606 kg/ha compare
- 11 Tajikistan 2,600 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sunflower seed — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 974.5 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,054 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 512.7 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sunflower seed — yield?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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