Sunflower seed yields in Spain
Spain: Sunflower seed yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Spain, 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
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in Spain stood at 1.1 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Spain peaked at 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4342 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Spain ranks 52nd 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 | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | 0.4342 tonnes per hectare | 0.8619 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7206 tonnes per hectare | 0.5251 tonnes per hectare | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9343 tonnes per hectare | 0.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9081 tonnes per hectare | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7387 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.8526 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9459 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 51.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 5.51 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Spain?
- Sunflower seed yields in Spain 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4342 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Spain ranks 52nd out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.