Sunflower seed — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Sunflower seed — Yield was 1,036 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,036 kg/ha
Change on year
down 9.0%
Rank
21st
of 25 groups
All-time high
1,143 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
518.8 kg/ha
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sunflower seed — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1,036 kg/ha for sunflower seed — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1,143 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 518.8 kg/ha, in 1989.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 21st of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Sunflower seed — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sunflower seed — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 532.9 kg/ha
1962 558.2 kg/ha +4.7%
1963 560.7 kg/ha +0.4%
1964 616.2 kg/ha +9.9%
1965 534.3 kg/ha -13.3%
1966 585.9 kg/ha +9.7%
1967 633.4 kg/ha +8.1%
1968 673.8 kg/ha +6.4%
1969 646 kg/ha -4.1%
1970 662.1 kg/ha +2.5%
1971 659.6 kg/ha -0.4%
1972 732.4 kg/ha +11.0%
1973 665.4 kg/ha -9.1%
1974 664.4 kg/ha -0.2%
1975 646.2 kg/ha -2.7%
1976 707.7 kg/ha +9.5%
1977 701 kg/ha -0.9%
1978 664.9 kg/ha -5.1%
1979 695.5 kg/ha +4.6%
1980 738.1 kg/ha +6.1%
1981 716.6 kg/ha -2.9%
1982 659.6 kg/ha -8.0%
1983 666 kg/ha +1.0%
1984 562.7 kg/ha -15.5%
1985 634.8 kg/ha +12.8%
1986 590.6 kg/ha -7.0%
1987 524.2 kg/ha -11.2%
1988 521.4 kg/ha -0.5%
1989 518.8 kg/ha -0.5%
1990 588.5 kg/ha +13.4%
1991 586.5 kg/ha -0.3%
1992 535.4 kg/ha -8.7%
1993 627.2 kg/ha +17.1%
1994 572.9 kg/ha -8.7%
1995 547.8 kg/ha -4.4%
1996 683.9 kg/ha +24.8%
1997 666.1 kg/ha -2.6%
1998 723.3 kg/ha +8.6%
1999 753.7 kg/ha +4.2%
2000 786.5 kg/ha +4.4%
2001 828.5 kg/ha +5.3%
2002 805.3 kg/ha -2.8%
2003 837.3 kg/ha +4.0%
2004 833.7 kg/ha -0.4%
2005 846.8 kg/ha +1.6%
2006 828 kg/ha -2.2%
2007 833.7 kg/ha +0.7%
2008 858.4 kg/ha +3.0%
2009 882.3 kg/ha +2.8%
2010 926.2 kg/ha +5.0%
2011 1,087 kg/ha +17.4%
2012 1,001 kg/ha -8.0%
2013 996.9 kg/ha -0.4%
2014 1,010 kg/ha +1.4%
2015 1,040 kg/ha +2.9%
2016 1,028 kg/ha -1.1%
2017 1,012 kg/ha -1.6%
2018 984.5 kg/ha -2.7%
2019 1,072 kg/ha +8.9%
2020 1,071 kg/ha -0.1%
2021 1,143 kg/ha +6.7%
2022 1,130 kg/ha -1.1%
2023 1,138 kg/ha +0.7%
2024 1,036 kg/ha -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 593.49 kg/ha 532.9 kg/ha 673.8 kg/ha 9
1970s 679.92 kg/ha 646.2 kg/ha 732.4 kg/ha 10
1980s 613.28 kg/ha 518.8 kg/ha 738.1 kg/ha 10
1990s 628.53 kg/ha 535.4 kg/ha 753.7 kg/ha 10
2000s 834.05 kg/ha 786.5 kg/ha 882.3 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,016 kg/ha 926.2 kg/ha 1,087 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,104 kg/ha 1,036 kg/ha 1,143 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 18 Poland 2,343 kg/ha compare
  2. 19 Uzbekistan 2,289 kg/ha compare
  3. 20 Switzerland 2,182 kg/ha compare
  4. 21 Ukraine 2,179 kg/ha compare
  5. 22 Albania 2,163 kg/ha compare
  6. 23 Lebanon 2,155 kg/ha compare
  7. 24 Greece 2,145 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower seed — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Sunflower seed — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,036 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,143 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 518.8 kg/ha in 1989.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for sunflower seed — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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