Sunflower seed yields in Namibia
Namibia: Sunflower seed yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
56th
of 78 countries
All-time high
2.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
All-time low
0.2387 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Namibia, 1986–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.1 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Namibia peaked at 2.83 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2387 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 56th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Namibia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.5548 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1987 | 0.5533 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5553 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6427 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5577 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3344 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2387 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4907 tonnes per hectare | +105.6% |
| 1994 | 0.457 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | +54.5% |
| 1996 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +61.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2548 tonnes per hectare | -80.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +292.8% |
| 2002 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +116.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8077 tonnes per hectare | -71.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3259 tonnes per hectare | -68.0% |
| 2007 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +340.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +340.4% | 0.3259 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +292.8% | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare |
| 2003 | +116.7% | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +105.6% | 0.2387 tonnes per hectare | 0.4907 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5765 tonnes per hectare | 0.5533 tonnes per hectare | 0.6427 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.6774 tonnes per hectare | 0.2387 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Namibia?
- Sunflower seed yields in Namibia was 1.1 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2387 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Namibia ranks 56th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.