Sunflower seed yields in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sunflower seed yields was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sunflower seed yields in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 1.25 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Uruguay peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3521 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Uruguay 46th out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5221 tonnes per hectare | 0.3521 tonnes per hectare | 0.6889 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5719 tonnes per hectare | 0.4234 tonnes per hectare | 0.682 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6567 tonnes per hectare | 0.3932 tonnes per hectare | 0.933 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.489 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.6633 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.9525 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 44 Bolivia 1.39 tonnes per hectare compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 1.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 47 Chile 1.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 Romania 1.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 South Africa 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Uruguay?
- Sunflower seed yields in Uruguay was 1.25 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3521 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Uruguay rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Uruguay ranks 46th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.