Sunflower seed yields in Uganda
Uganda: Sunflower seed yields was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Uganda, 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
The most recent figure for sunflower seed yields in Uganda is 1.02 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Uganda peaked at 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2857 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Uganda 59th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3687 tonnes per hectare | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | 0.4333 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4056 tonnes per hectare | 0.3908 tonnes per hectare | 0.4471 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4317 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4574 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8418 tonnes per hectare | 0.819 tonnes per hectare | 0.9028 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9983 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.9489 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Uganda?
- Sunflower seed yields in Uganda was 1.02 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2857 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Uganda ranks 59th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.