Sunflower seed yields in Mexico
Mexico: Sunflower seed yields was 0.918 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.918 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 20.2%
World rank
65th
of 78 countries
All-time high
3.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
All-time low
0.1291 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Mexico, 1971–2024
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 Mexico stood at 0.918 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Mexico peaked at 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1291 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Mexico 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5285 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1972 | 0.9233 tonnes per hectare | +74.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +59.1% |
| 1975 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7489 tonnes per hectare | -43.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6636 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.619 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +61.7% |
| 1980 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +75.1% |
| 1982 | 0.622 tonnes per hectare | -65.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6442 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +103.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5594 tonnes per hectare | -57.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8383 tonnes per hectare | +49.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7242 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4911 tonnes per hectare | -32.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1291 tonnes per hectare | -73.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | +540.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7619 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8326 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +111.7% |
| 1995 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8983 tonnes per hectare | -49.4% |
| 1997 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +51.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | +419.7% |
| 2002 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -67.6% |
| 2003 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +106.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +129.4% |
| 2008 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -46.4% |
| 2009 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9389 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 0.918 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.918 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.918 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +540.5% | 0.1291 tonnes per hectare | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +419.7% | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8801 tonnes per hectare | 0.5285 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8733 tonnes per hectare | 0.4911 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9916 tonnes per hectare | 0.1291 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.9389 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.918 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Mexico?
- Sunflower seed yields in Mexico was 0.918 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1291 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.