Sunflower seed yields in Algeria
Algeria: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4507 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4507 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
75th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.6692 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.092 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 75th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Algeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.465 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4025 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.388 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | +37.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3786 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2558 tonnes per hectare | -32.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2852 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2159 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3598 tonnes per hectare | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2621 tonnes per hectare | -27.2% |
| 1977 | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | +51.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1517 tonnes per hectare | -61.7% |
| 1979 | 0.092 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | +598.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1423 tonnes per hectare | -77.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2636 tonnes per hectare | +85.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6692 tonnes per hectare | +153.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3597 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3623 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3649 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3675 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3726 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3752 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3778 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3804 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3829 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3855 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3881 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3907 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3944 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3994 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4093 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4119 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4098 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4416 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4437 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4469 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4497 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4498 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4507 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.451 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4505 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4507 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.4507 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 28% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.4507 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.52 tonnes per hectare, 30% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +598.8% | 0.092 tonnes per hectare | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare |
| 1983 | +153.9% | 0.2636 tonnes per hectare | 0.6692 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | +85.2% | 0.1423 tonnes per hectare | 0.2636 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | -77.9% | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | 0.1423 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +66.7% | 0.2159 tonnes per hectare | 0.3598 tonnes per hectare |
| 1978 | -61.7% | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | 0.1517 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2418 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
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 75th out of 78 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.