Sunflower seed yields in Turkey
Turkey: Sunflower seed yields was 2.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.26 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
19th
of 78 countries
All-time high
2.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.738 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 2.26 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Turkey peaked at 2.84 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.738 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Turkey ranks 19th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8223 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.738 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9255 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1964 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9174 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9583 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9882 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.26 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.26 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.18 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9498 tonnes per hectare | 0.738 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.9882 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Turkey?
- Sunflower seed yields in Turkey was 2.26 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.738 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Turkey rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.