Sunflower seed yields in India
India: Sunflower seed yields was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in India, 1970–2024
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 India stood at 1.12 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in India peaked at 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3353 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
That places India 50th 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6145 tonnes per hectare | 0.5188 tonnes per hectare | 0.7131 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4608 tonnes per hectare | 0.3353 tonnes per hectare | 0.5642 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5602 tonnes per hectare | 0.472 tonnes per hectare | 0.6365 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5861 tonnes per hectare | 0.4658 tonnes per hectare | 0.7494 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7199 tonnes per hectare | 0.653 tonnes per hectare | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9765 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in India?
- Sunflower seed yields in India was 1.12 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3353 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does India rank for sunflower seed yields?
- India ranks 50th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.