Sunflower seed yields in Syria
Syria: Sunflower seed yields was 1.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Syria, 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
Syria recorded 1.46 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Syria peaked at 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7479 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Syria ranks 42nd 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 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.9116 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.7479 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.7789 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More agriculture & rural data for Syria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.17 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 27.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2010)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 42.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 42.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 2.70 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Syria?
- Sunflower seed yields in Syria was 1.46 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7479 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Syria rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Syria ranks 42nd out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.