Sunflower seed yields in Sudan
Sudan: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4484 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sunflower seed yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
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 Sudan is 0.4484 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Sudan peaked at 0.9204 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4484 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 76th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9204 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8388 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7576 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7118 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7574 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5195 tonnes per hectare | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5182 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9005 tonnes per hectare | +73.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6117 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5181 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4484 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.4484 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.4484 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 44% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +73.8% | 0.5182 tonnes per hectare | 0.9005 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7296 tonnes per hectare | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | 0.9204 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5994 tonnes per hectare | 0.4484 tonnes per hectare | 0.9005 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Sudan?
- Sunflower seed yields in Sudan was 0.4484 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9204 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4484 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Sudan ranks 76th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.