Sunflower seed yields in Canada
Canada: Sunflower seed yields was 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.13 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
25th
of 78 countries
All-time high
2.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.4412 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 78 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.
Sunflower seed yields in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7971 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8459 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4412 tonnes per hectare | -58.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4817 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6934 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8813 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6935 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7939 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7916 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8781 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7898 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1983 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +71.6% |
| 2007 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.13 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.14 tonnes per hectare, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
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 78 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.