Sunflower seed yields in Russia
Russia: Sunflower seed yields was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Russia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Russia recorded 1.75 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Russia peaked at 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7131 tonnes per hectare, in 1996.
That places Russia 34th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.887 tonnes per hectare | 0.7131 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7771 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.9587 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Russia?
- Sunflower seed yields in Russia was 1.75 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7131 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- How does Russia rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Russia ranks 34th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.