Sunflower seed yields in Kenya
Kenya: Sunflower seed yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
2.46 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
All-time low
0.3531 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Kenya, 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
Kenya recorded 1 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Kenya peaked at 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3531 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Kenya ranks 62nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Kenya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4026 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3531 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +222.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +66.8% |
| 1967 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1968 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -51.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7198 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6355 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +43.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9925 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9747 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9124 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8944 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8471 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6753 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9923 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +222.4% | 0.3531 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
| 1966 | +66.8% | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | -51.2% | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | +50.0% | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | +43.1% | 0.6355 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | -40.0% | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7198 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.3531 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | 0.6355 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8716 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9833 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Kenya?
- Sunflower seed yields in Kenya was 1 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3531 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Kenya rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.