Sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sunflower seed yields was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
61st
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.8991 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 61st out of 78 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.
Sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1972 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8991 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.01 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.01 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.52 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +36.0% | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | -26.5% | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8991 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
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 61st out of 78 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.