Sunflower seed yields in Argentina
Argentina: Sunflower seed yields was 2.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Argentina, 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
Argentina recorded 2.11 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Argentina peaked at 2.19 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6514 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Argentina 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7894 tonnes per hectare | 0.6514 tonnes per hectare | 0.963 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7864 tonnes per hectare | 0.6976 tonnes per hectare | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.8895 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Argentina?
- Sunflower seed yields in Argentina was 2.11 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6514 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.