Sunflower seed yields in China
China: Sunflower seed yields was 3.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
3rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
3.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.8228 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in China, 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
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in China stood at 3.01 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in China peaked at 3.06 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8228 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places China 3rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8684 tonnes per hectare | -30.3% |
| 1967 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8228 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8642 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8421 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9884 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8719 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9244 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1997 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8684 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8787 tonnes per hectare | 0.8228 tonnes per hectare | 0.9884 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Israel 3.27 tonnes per hectare compare
- 2 Egypt 3.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Croatia 2.97 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 2.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.68 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in China?
- Sunflower seed yields in China was 3.01 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8228 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does China rank for sunflower seed yields?
- China ranks 3rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.