Sunflower seed yields in Belarus
Belarus: Sunflower seed yields was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sunflower seed yields in Belarus, 1992–2024
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 Belarus stood at 1.67 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Belarus peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6945 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
Belarus ranks 37th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7081 tonnes per hectare | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6945 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7593 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8124 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9547 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.752 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +94.8% |
| 2017 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.67 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.67 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.18 tonnes per hectare, 76% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +94.8% | 0.752 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.6945 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Belarus?
- Sunflower seed yields in Belarus was 1.67 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6945 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Belarus ranks 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.