Sunflower seed yields in Mexico
Mexico: Sunflower seed yields was 0.918 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 64th out of 77 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.
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 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
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 64th out of 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.