Sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4668 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4668 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
74th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.11 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
All-time low
0.192 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 0.4668 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.192 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5657 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1963 | 0.574 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5133 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5094 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5528 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6531 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6122 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4082 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6939 tonnes per hectare | +70.0% |
| 1971 | 0.551 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7755 tonnes per hectare | +40.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5102 tonnes per hectare | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +50.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 0.892 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1979 | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | -51.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5399 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6338 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4068 tonnes per hectare | -35.8% |
| 1983 | 0.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2521 tonnes per hectare | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5069 tonnes per hectare | +101.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4781 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4336 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7613 tonnes per hectare | +75.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5791 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5283 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5254 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3062 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4127 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3632 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2804 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4877 tonnes per hectare | +73.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3763 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4332 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5562 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5279 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6934 tonnes per hectare | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 0.192 tonnes per hectare | -72.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7925 tonnes per hectare | +312.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5354 tonnes per hectare | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4092 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3583 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4143 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3966 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4089 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3148 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3744 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3869 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4415 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3867 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6315 tonnes per hectare | +63.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5611 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4124 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.609 tonnes per hectare | +47.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5268 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3691 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4476 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4668 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.4668 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.4668 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +312.8% | 0.192 tonnes per hectare | 0.7925 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.567 tonnes per hectare | 0.4082 tonnes per hectare | 0.7144 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.765 tonnes per hectare | 0.5102 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4982 tonnes per hectare | 0.2521 tonnes per hectare | 0.7613 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.427 tonnes per hectare | 0.2804 tonnes per hectare | 0.5562 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4695 tonnes per hectare | 0.192 tonnes per hectare | 0.7925 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4303 tonnes per hectare | 0.3148 tonnes per hectare | 0.6315 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4839 tonnes per hectare | 0.3691 tonnes per hectare | 0.609 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe?
- Sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe was 0.4668 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.192 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 74th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.