Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sunflower seed — Yield was 1,134 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 1,134 kg/ha for sunflower seed — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Northern Africa peaked at 1,419 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 182.1 kg/ha, in 1969.
That places Northern Africa 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 498.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 691.4 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 1963 | 840.8 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 993.1 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 401.3 kg/ha | -59.6% |
| 1966 | 283.1 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 1967 | 249 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 436.4 kg/ha | +75.3% |
| 1969 | 182.1 kg/ha | -58.3% |
| 1970 | 821.9 kg/ha | +351.3% |
| 1971 | 639.2 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 638.1 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 776.1 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 799.9 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 824 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 876.9 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 543.8 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 1978 | 1,066 kg/ha | +96.0% |
| 1979 | 1,245 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 1,024 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 842.6 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 916.3 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 938.7 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 846.4 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 892.3 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 683.4 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1987 | 747.3 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 809.6 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 749.6 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 842.2 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 736.6 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 747 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 438.6 kg/ha | -41.3% |
| 1994 | 885.9 kg/ha | +102.0% |
| 1995 | 694.2 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 831.4 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 788 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 778.2 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 746.3 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1,127 kg/ha | +51.0% |
| 2001 | 874.7 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 1,101 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 998.2 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 1,160 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 857.7 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 1,381 kg/ha | +61.0% |
| 2007 | 1,220 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 984.3 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 933.1 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1,126 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 1,419 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 1,053 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 953.5 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 1,105 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 1,055 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 819.6 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 863.8 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 707.7 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 673.1 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 654.8 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,025 kg/ha | +56.6% |
| 2022 | 941.7 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 1,310 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 1,134 kg/ha | -13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +351.3% | 182.1 kg/ha | 821.9 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 508.4 kg/ha | 182.1 kg/ha | 993.1 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 823.09 kg/ha | 543.8 kg/ha | 1,245 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 845 kg/ha | 683.4 kg/ha | 1,024 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 748.84 kg/ha | 438.6 kg/ha | 885.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,064 kg/ha | 857.7 kg/ha | 1,381 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 977.58 kg/ha | 673.1 kg/ha | 1,419 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,013 kg/ha | 654.8 kg/ha | 1,310 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 15 Luxembourg 2,393 kg/ha compare
- 16 Iraq 2,384 kg/ha compare
- 17 Austria 2,383 kg/ha compare
- 18 Poland 2,343 kg/ha compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 2,289 kg/ha compare
- 20 Switzerland 2,182 kg/ha compare
- 21 Ukraine 2,179 kg/ha compare
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — yield in Northern Africa?
- Sunflower seed — yield in Northern Africa was 1,134 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,419 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 182.1 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sunflower seed — yield?
- Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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