Sunflower seed yields in Namibia
Namibia: Sunflower seed yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 55th of 77 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.
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 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
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 55th out of 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.