Sunflower seed yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sunflower seed yields was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
57th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.2547 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Tanzania, 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
Tanzania recorded 1.09 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Tanzania peaked at 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2547 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Tanzania ranks 57th of 78 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.
Sunflower seed yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3586 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3605 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2998 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2547 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 1966 | 0.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2938 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3493 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4274 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4239 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4054 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5427 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4755 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4773 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5125 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5985 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5162 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4019 tonnes per hectare | -22.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2669 tonnes per hectare | -33.6% |
| 1990 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | +40.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5146 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3613 tonnes per hectare | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3902 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +60.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6579 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6522 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6471 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6579 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6868 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7837 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7256 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9762 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.963 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9756 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.09 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.09 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +60.2% | 0.3902 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +43.9% | 0.7256 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +40.5% | 0.2669 tonnes per hectare | 0.375 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +38.9% | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | 0.5146 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | -33.6% | 0.4019 tonnes per hectare | 0.2669 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | -29.8% | 0.5146 tonnes per hectare | 0.3613 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3298 tonnes per hectare | 0.2547 tonnes per hectare | 0.4274 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4556 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.5427 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5014 tonnes per hectare | 0.2669 tonnes per hectare | 0.5985 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4998 tonnes per hectare | 0.3613 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.679 tonnes per hectare | 0.6429 tonnes per hectare | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9821 tonnes per hectare | 0.7256 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6312 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Tanzania?
- Sunflower seed yields in Tanzania was 1.09 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2547 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Tanzania rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Tanzania ranks 57th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.