Sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sunflower seed yields was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.01 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan peaked at 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8991 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
That places Afghanistan 60th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.8991 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2024)
- Rural population 32.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 74.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 2.64 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan?
- Sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sunflower seed yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8991 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sunflower seed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.