Sunflower seed yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4368 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 76th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (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 76th out of 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.