Sunflower seed yields in Georgia
Georgia: Sunflower seed yields was 0.8125 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 0.8125 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Georgia peaked at 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1201 tonnes per hectare, in 1996.
That places Georgia 68th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5887 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 0.229 tonnes per hectare | -61.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4278 tonnes per hectare | +86.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | -53.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1201 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare | +643.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4888 tonnes per hectare | -45.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2314 tonnes per hectare | -62.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | +320.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5797 tonnes per hectare | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5755 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6947 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6015 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5541 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.722 tonnes per hectare | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5154 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2556 tonnes per hectare | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 0.29 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | +83.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5625 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7049 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5116 tonnes per hectare | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +102.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.8125 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.8125 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.18 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +643.0% | 0.1201 tonnes per hectare | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +320.1% | 0.2314 tonnes per hectare | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4453 tonnes per hectare | 0.1201 tonnes per hectare | 0.8924 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5702 tonnes per hectare | 0.2314 tonnes per hectare | 0.9721 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6881 tonnes per hectare | 0.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8099 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Georgia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 502.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3882 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Georgia?
- Sunflower seed yields in Georgia was 0.8125 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1201 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- How does Georgia rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Georgia ranks 68th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.