Sunflower seed yields in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sunflower seed yields was 0.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Bhutan, 2012–2024
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 Bhutan is 0.55 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 52.6% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Bhutan peaked at 1.81 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3222 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
That places Bhutan 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.4435 tonnes per hectare | -46.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9586 tonnes per hectare | +116.1% |
| 2015 | 0.589 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3222 tonnes per hectare | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5219 tonnes per hectare | +62.0% |
| 2019 | 0.615 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +194.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9333 tonnes per hectare | -48.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 2023 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -52.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.55 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 50% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | 0.3222 tonnes per hectare | 0.9586 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Bhutan?
- Sunflower seed yields in Bhutan was 0.55 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3222 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Bhutan ranks 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.