Sunflower seed — Yield in Romania
Romania: Sunflower seed — Yield was 1,213 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Yield in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower seed — yield in Romania is 1,213 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Romania peaked at 3,041 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 730.6 kg/ha, in 2007.
That places Romania 50th out of 76 countries 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,095 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,052 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 1,090 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 1,108 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,221 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 1,437 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 1,500 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 1,404 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 1,404 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,274 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 1,442 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 1,535 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1,477 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,338 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 1,425 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 1,534 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 1,572 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,594 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1,711 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 1,577 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 1,602 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,709 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1,431 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 1,773 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 1,494 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 1,872 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 1,575 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 1,513 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,512 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,409 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 1,283 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 1,258 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,183 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 1,311 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 1,305 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,195 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 1,125 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,132 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,259 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 876.8 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 1,043 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 1,166 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1,306 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1,683 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 1,401 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 1,554 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 730.6 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 2008 | 1,446 kg/ha | +98.0% |
| 2009 | 1,443 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,607 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 1,802 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 1,313 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 1,998 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 2014 | 2,194 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1,770 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1,957 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 2,915 kg/ha | +48.9% |
| 2018 | 3,041 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2,782 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,858 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 2,530 kg/ha | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 1,927 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 1,870 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,213 kg/ha | -35.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1,213 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,163 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1,213 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,182 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Yield in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +98.0% | 730.6 kg/ha | 1,446 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,257 kg/ha | 1,052 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,490 kg/ha | 1,274 kg/ha | 1,711 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,606 kg/ha | 1,431 kg/ha | 1,872 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,246 kg/ha | 1,125 kg/ha | 1,409 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,265 kg/ha | 730.6 kg/ha | 1,683 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,138 kg/ha | 1,313 kg/ha | 3,041 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,879 kg/ha | 1,213 kg/ha | 2,530 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — yield in Romania?
- Sunflower seed — yield in Romania was 1,213 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,041 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 730.6 kg/ha in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for sunflower seed — yield?
- Romania ranks 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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