Sunflower seed yields in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sunflower seed yields was 1.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 77 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.
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 93.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 154.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 60.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 14.64 million hectares (2023)
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 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.