Sunflower seed yields in Zambia
Zambia: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4252 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4252 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
78th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.9184 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
All-time low
0.0462 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 0.4252 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Zambia peaked at 0.9184 tonnes per hectare in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0462 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Zambia 78th out of 78 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.
Sunflower seed yields in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3043 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3944 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5519 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.828 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 0.555 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4579 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4818 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | +90.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4076 tonnes per hectare | -55.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6441 tonnes per hectare | +58.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7276 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7452 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6765 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5346 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 0.538 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4131 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3344 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4508 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2917 tonnes per hectare | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0462 tonnes per hectare | -84.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3924 tonnes per hectare | +749.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | +59.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4207 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5497 tonnes per hectare | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3583 tonnes per hectare | -34.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3637 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4577 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5448 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5184 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4505 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4346 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4731 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5144 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5119 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5345 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5347 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5432 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5269 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5218 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5465 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.532 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5128 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4892 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4812 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4252 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.4252 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.4252 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 42% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +749.4% | 0.0462 tonnes per hectare | 0.3924 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | +90.6% | 0.4818 tonnes per hectare | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare |
| 1992 | -84.2% | 0.2917 tonnes per hectare | 0.0462 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2668 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.2941 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4784 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.828 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5939 tonnes per hectare | 0.3344 tonnes per hectare | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3959 tonnes per hectare | 0.0462 tonnes per hectare | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4927 tonnes per hectare | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | 0.5449 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5358 tonnes per hectare | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4881 tonnes per hectare | 0.4252 tonnes per hectare | 0.532 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Zambia?
- Sunflower seed yields in Zambia was 0.4252 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9184 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Zambia ranks 78th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.