Sunflower seed yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sunflower seed yields was 0.4668 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 73rd of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
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 73rd out of 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.