Sunflower seed yields in Myanmar
Myanmar: Sunflower seed yields was 0.8696 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Myanmar, 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
Myanmar recorded 0.8696 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Myanmar peaked at 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2731 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
That places Myanmar 65th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.3049 tonnes per hectare | 0.2731 tonnes per hectare | 0.3433 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3593 tonnes per hectare | 0.3015 tonnes per hectare | 0.4458 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | 0.5968 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6895 tonnes per hectare | 0.5825 tonnes per hectare | 0.7765 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6735 tonnes per hectare | 0.3484 tonnes per hectare | 0.8849 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8921 tonnes per hectare | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | 0.9501 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8819 tonnes per hectare | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Myanmar?
- Sunflower seed yields in Myanmar was 0.8696 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2731 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Myanmar rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Myanmar ranks 65th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.