Sunflower seed yields in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sunflower seed yields was 0.7967 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7967 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
70th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.3795 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Venezuela, 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed yields in Venezuela stood at 0.7967 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Venezuela peaked at 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3795 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
Venezuela ranks 70th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1984 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6037 tonnes per hectare | -39.6% |
| 1988 | 0.591 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 0.891 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9287 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.986 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 0.919 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9689 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8898 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8083 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.614 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +82.3% |
| 2007 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5234 tonnes per hectare | -57.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8785 tonnes per hectare | +67.8% |
| 2010 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9175 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9275 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9779 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6587 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3795 tonnes per hectare | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.547 tonnes per hectare | +44.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7004 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7208 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.7967 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.7967 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7142 tonnes per hectare | 0.591 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9797 tonnes per hectare | 0.891 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8918 tonnes per hectare | 0.5234 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 0.3795 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7486 tonnes per hectare | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Venezuela?
- Sunflower seed yields in Venezuela was 0.7967 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3795 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Venezuela rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Venezuela ranks 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.