Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern America
Northern America: Sunflower seed — Yield was 1,892 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — yield in Northern America stood at 1,892 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Northern America peaked at 2,026 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 584.4 kg/ha, in 1964.
Northern America ranks 6th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Yield in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 909.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 982.3 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 1,091 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 584.4 kg/ha | -46.5% |
| 1965 | 688 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 882.2 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1967 | 1,113 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1968 | 1,055 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 990 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 978.3 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1,034 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 986.1 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 1,107 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 1,099 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,134 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1,094 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 1,471 kg/ha | +34.4% |
| 1978 | 1,588 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 1,501 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 1,145 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 1,297 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 1,264 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,173 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 1,133 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1,240 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 1,530 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 1,642 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 1,052 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 1989 | 1,116 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1,404 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 1991 | 1,524 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 1,399 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 1,150 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 1,571 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 1,339 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 1,608 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 1,468 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 1,690 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 1,421 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 1,515 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,503 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,306 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 1,358 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,313 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,692 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 1,424 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 1,597 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 1,603 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,732 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1,616 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,564 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,693 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1,562 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,658 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,825 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1,936 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1,817 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,950 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1,772 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2,022 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 1,736 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 1,983 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 2,026 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1,892 kg/ha | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 921.79 kg/ha | 584.4 kg/ha | 1,113 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,199 kg/ha | 978.3 kg/ha | 1,588 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,259 kg/ha | 1,052 kg/ha | 1,642 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,457 kg/ha | 1,150 kg/ha | 1,690 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,504 kg/ha | 1,306 kg/ha | 1,732 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,739 kg/ha | 1,562 kg/ha | 1,950 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,932 kg/ha | 1,736 kg/ha | 2,026 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 China 3,010 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 3,010 kg/ha compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 1,485 kg/ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1,460 kg/ha compare
- 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
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- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0.5317 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.7404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — yield in Northern America?
- Sunflower seed — yield in Northern America was 1,892 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,026 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 584.4 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Northern America rank for sunflower seed — yield?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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