Sunflower seed yields in Brazil
Brazil: Sunflower seed yields was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.51 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
40th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
0.46 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Brazil, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.51 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Brazil peaked at 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.46 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 40th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1969 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8421 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | -54.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare | +77.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7381 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6875 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8148 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +54.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.51 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.51 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +77.5% | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.8383 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8865 tonnes per hectare | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Brazil?
- Sunflower seed yields in Brazil was 1.51 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.