Sunflower seed yields in Angola
Angola: Sunflower seed yields was 0.7113 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7113 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
0.6364 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Angola, 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
The most recent figure for sunflower seed yields in Angola is 0.7113 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Angola peaked at 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6364 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
That places Angola 71st 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6714 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.668 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6748 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6784 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6831 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7087 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7087 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.709 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7076 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7058 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6979 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6968 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6961 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6959 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.697 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7065 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7069 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7072 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7079 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7083 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7088 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7095 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7107 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7103 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7108 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7113 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.7113 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 65% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.7113 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +50.0% | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | -33.3% | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | -25.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8403 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6522 tonnes per hectare | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6729 tonnes per hectare | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | 0.6897 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.706 tonnes per hectare | 0.6959 tonnes per hectare | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7042 tonnes per hectare | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | 0.7088 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7105 tonnes per hectare | 0.7095 tonnes per hectare | 0.7113 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Angola?
- Sunflower seed yields in Angola was 0.7113 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6364 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Angola rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Angola ranks 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.