Sunflower seed yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4368 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4368 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Mozambique, 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
Mozambique recorded 0.4368 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Mozambique peaked at 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
Mozambique ranks 77th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3878 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4406 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4808 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4839 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4762 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4171 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4993 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 1976 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6151 tonnes per hectare | +46.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6286 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5088 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5251 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5338 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5453 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4614 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4881 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4571 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4692 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4946 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4466 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4273 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4198 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5021 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5602 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7043 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7042 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7042 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -63.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4368 tonnes per hectare | +45.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4368 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4368 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4368 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -63.8% | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.44 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | +51.5% | 0.7042 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4562 tonnes per hectare | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5487 tonnes per hectare | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5638 tonnes per hectare | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | 0.6286 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5683 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.8191 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4631 tonnes per hectare | 0.4198 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7165 tonnes per hectare | 0.5021 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
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- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Mozambique?
- Sunflower seed yields in Mozambique was 0.4368 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Mozambique ranks 77th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.