Sunflower seed yields in Taiwan

Taiwan: Sunflower seed yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1996. ▼ Falling

Latest (1996)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 77 countries
All-time high
2 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
1 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
Years of data
14
1983–1996

Sunflower seed yields in Taiwan, 1983–1996

00.511.521983198919961983: 1.8 tonnes per hectare1984: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1985: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1986: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1987: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1988: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1989: 2 tonnes per hectare1990: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1991: 1.1 tonnes per hectare1992: 1.5 tonnes per hectare1993: 2 tonnes per hectare1994: 2 tonnes per hectare1995: 1 tonnes per hectare1996: 1 tonnes per hectare

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 1 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 1996. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Taiwan peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.

Taiwan ranks 61st of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.79 tonnes per hectare 1.59 tonnes per hectare 2 tonnes per hectare 7
1990s 1.51 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare 2 tonnes per hectare 7

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 58 Iran 1.05 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 59 Uganda 1.02 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 60 Afghanistan 1.01 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 61 Kenya 1 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 63 Palestine 0.9558 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 64 Mexico 0.918 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower seed yields in Taiwan?
Sunflower seed yields in Taiwan was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1996, 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 Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
How does Taiwan rank for sunflower seed yields?
Taiwan ranks 61st out of 77 countries with data for 1996.
Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan 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

Indicator
Sunflower seed yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 3,674 data points, 1961–2024
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.