Sunflower seed yields in Kenya
Kenya: Sunflower seed yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 61st of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2025)
- Rural population 39.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.93 million hectares (2023)
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 61st out of 77 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.