Sunflower seed yields in Greece
Greece: Sunflower seed yields was 2.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 2.14 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Greece peaked at 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5027 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Greece 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9808 tonnes per hectare | 0.8517 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.5027 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 20.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 709,120 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Greece?
- Sunflower seed yields in Greece was 2.14 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5027 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.