Sunflower seed yields in Slovakia
Slovakia: Sunflower seed yields was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in Slovakia stood at 2.53 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Slovakia peaked at 2.96 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.31 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Slovakia 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 46.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 663,130 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Slovakia?
- Sunflower seed yields in Slovakia was 2.53 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Slovakia rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Slovakia ranks 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.