Sunflower seed yields in Egypt
Egypt: Sunflower seed yields was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
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 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
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 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.