Sunflower seed yields in Canada
Canada: Sunflower seed yields was 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Canada, 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
Canada recorded 2.13 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Canada peaked at 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4412 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Canada ranks 25th of 77 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.7435 tonnes per hectare | 0.4412 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7898 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Canada?
- Sunflower seed yields in Canada was 2.13 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4412 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Canada rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.