Sunflower seed yields in Brazil
Brazil: Sunflower seed yields was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 77 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.
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 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
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 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.