Sunflower seed yields in Algeria
Algeria: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4507 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Algeria, 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
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in Algeria stood at 0.4507 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Algeria peaked at 0.6692 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.092 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Algeria ranks 74th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4301 tonnes per hectare | 0.388 tonnes per hectare | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | 0.092 tonnes per hectare | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4758 tonnes per hectare | 0.1423 tonnes per hectare | 0.6692 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | 0.3597 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3976 tonnes per hectare | 0.3829 tonnes per hectare | 0.4119 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4408 tonnes per hectare | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4505 tonnes per hectare | 0.4498 tonnes per hectare | 0.451 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Algeria?
- Sunflower seed yields in Algeria was 0.4507 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6692 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Algeria rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Algeria ranks 74th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.