Sunflower seed — Yield in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sunflower seed — Yield was 1,250 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed — Yield in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 1,250 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — yield in Uruguay peaked at 2,000 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 352.1 kg/ha, in 1965.
Uruguay ranks 47th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Yield in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 404.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 583.3 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 1963 | 618.1 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 524.6 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 352.1 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1966 | 617.8 kg/ha | +75.5% |
| 1967 | 463.2 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1968 | 445.6 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 688.9 kg/ha | +54.6% |
| 1970 | 423.4 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 1971 | 682 kg/ha | +61.1% |
| 1972 | 580.8 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1973 | 654.4 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 531.5 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 558.2 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 613.8 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 515 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 577.4 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 583 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 393.2 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1981 | 762.8 kg/ha | +94.0% |
| 1982 | 642.2 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 429 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1984 | 471.2 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 792.5 kg/ha | +68.2% |
| 1986 | 933 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 715.1 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1988 | 695.5 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 732.4 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 489 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 1,054 kg/ha | +115.6% |
| 1992 | 960.3 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 910.3 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1,013 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 1,125 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1,226 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1,178 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 969.1 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 1,197 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 663.3 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 1,191 kg/ha | +79.6% |
| 2002 | 1,385 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 1,330 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,600 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 1,275 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 1,371 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1,120 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 1,594 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 918.3 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 910 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,258 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 2012 | 1,016 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 1,111 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,000 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1,805 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 952.5 kg/ha | -47.2% |
| 2024 | 1,250 kg/ha | +31.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,250 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,163 kg/ha, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,250 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,381 kg/ha, 91% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 522.06 kg/ha | 352.1 kg/ha | 688.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 571.95 kg/ha | 423.4 kg/ha | 682 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 656.69 kg/ha | 393.2 kg/ha | 933 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,012 kg/ha | 489 kg/ha | 1,226 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,245 kg/ha | 663.3 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,059 kg/ha | 910 kg/ha | 1,258 kg/ha | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,402 kg/ha | 952.5 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 44 Kazakhstan 1,460 kg/ha compare
- 45 Sudan (former) 1,433 kg/ha compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 1,364 kg/ha compare
- 48 USSR 1,225 kg/ha compare
- 49 Chile 1,217 kg/ha compare
- 50 Romania 1,213 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — yield in Uruguay?
- Sunflower seed — yield in Uruguay was 1,250 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 352.1 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for sunflower seed — yield?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — yield rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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