Sunflower seed yields in Thailand
Thailand: Sunflower seed yields was 0.8065 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.8065 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Thailand peaked at 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6452 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
That places Thailand 69th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7388 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7707 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7065 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7708 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9085 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7293 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7524 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7432 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8732 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 2014 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +59.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | -57.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8065 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +59.1% | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7853 tonnes per hectare | 0.7065 tonnes per hectare | 0.9085 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9834 tonnes per hectare | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8214 tonnes per hectare | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.372 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Thailand?
- Sunflower seed yields in Thailand was 0.8065 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6452 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Thailand ranks 69th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.