Sunflower seed yields in Hungary
Hungary: Sunflower seed yields was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Hungary, 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 Hungary stood at 2.67 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Hungary peaked at 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8231 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Hungary ranks 7th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8231 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 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
- 8 Germany 2.61 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Italy 2.61 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Tajikistan 2.6 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.25 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Hungary?
- Sunflower seed yields in Hungary was 2.67 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8231 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Hungary rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Hungary ranks 7th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.