Sunflower seed yields in Egypt
Egypt: Sunflower seed yields was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.09 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
2nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
3.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
0.3619 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Egypt, 1971–2024
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 Egypt stood at 3.09 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Egypt peaked at 3.84 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3619 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3619 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1972 | 0.4762 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +118.1% |
| 1975 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | +61.6% |
| 2001 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -40.6% |
| 2002 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.52 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +118.1% | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 2000 | +61.6% | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | -40.6% | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.3619 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Egypt?
- Sunflower seed yields in Egypt was 3.09 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3619 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.