Sunflower seed yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sunflower seed yields was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.57 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
38th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.4552 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Pakistan, 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
The most recent figure for sunflower seed yields in Pakistan is 1.57 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Pakistan peaked at 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4552 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
Pakistan ranks 38th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5143 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7194 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6984 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6263 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4767 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4552 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.472 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4833 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9459 tonnes per hectare | +95.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6493 tonnes per hectare | -31.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5997 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7463 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8093 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7763 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8301 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8301 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9865 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 0.949 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9654 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.57 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.57 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.52 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +95.7% | 0.4833 tonnes per hectare | 0.9459 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5356 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6193 tonnes per hectare | 0.4552 tonnes per hectare | 0.9459 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8723 tonnes per hectare | 0.5997 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.949 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Pakistan?
- Sunflower seed yields in Pakistan was 1.57 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4552 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does Pakistan rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Pakistan ranks 38th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.