FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sunflower seed production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 5,000 t of sunflower seed, the 57th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). The record was 234,000 t in 2003. Area harvested: 4,000 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 5,000 t
- World rank
- 57 of 74
- 10-year change
- —
- Record
- 234,000 t
- 2003
Sunflower seed in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,000 | −52% | 4,000 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | 10,478 | −25% | 11,000 | 0.95 |
| 2022 | 13,900 | +39% | 7,700 | 1.81 |
| 2021 | 10,000 | +900% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 2020 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 2019 | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 2013 | 2,000 | −69% | 1,800 | 1.11 |
| 2012 | 6,500 | +67% | 6,400 | 1.02 |
| 2011 | 3,900 | −57% | 3,100 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 9,100 | −82% | 10,000 | 0.91 |
| 2009 | 50,600 | −6.6% | 55,100 | 0.92 |
| 2008 | 54,200 | +26% | 34,000 | 1.59 |
| 2007 | 43,123 | −46% | 38,495 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | 80,600 | −46% | 58,800 | 1.37 |
| 2005 | 150,500 | −15% | 118,000 | 1.28 |
| 2004 | 177,000 | −24% | 110,600 | 1.60 |
| 2003 | 234,000 | +56% | 176,000 | 1.33 |
| 2002 | 150,300 | +158% | 108,500 | 1.39 |
| 2001 | 58,200 | +75% | 48,862 | 1.19 |
| 2000 | 33,300 | −79% | 50,200 | 0.66 |
| 1999 | 160,700 | +105% | 134,300 | 1.20 |
| 1998 | 78,500 | −31% | 81,000 | 0.97 |
| 1997 | 114,000 | +1.5% | 96,800 | 1.18 |
| 1996 | 112,300 | −6.8% | 91,600 | 1.23 |
| 1995 | 120,500 | +94% | 107,100 | 1.13 |
| 1994 | 62,000 | +17% | 61,200 | 1.01 |
| 1993 | 52,800 | −13% | 58,000 | 0.91 |
| 1992 | 60,400 | +3.4% | 62,900 | 0.96 |
| 1991 | 58,400 | +103% | 55,400 | 1.05 |
| 1990 | 28,700 | −41% | 58,692 | 0.49 |
| 1989 | 48,401 | +48% | 66,087 | 0.73 |
| 1988 | 32,667 | −32% | 46,967 | 0.70 |
| 1987 | 47,963 | −34% | 67,074 | 0.72 |
| 1986 | 72,200 | +134% | 77,385 | 0.93 |
| 1985 | 30,912 | +19% | 39,007 | 0.79 |
| 1984 | 25,870 | +38% | 54,900 | 0.47 |
| 1983 | 18,771 | −59% | 43,757 | 0.43 |
| 1982 | 46,180 | +2.7% | 71,914 | 0.64 |
| 1981 | 44,970 | +65% | 58,951 | 0.76 |
| 1980 | 27,249 | −47% | 69,294 | 0.39 |
| 1979 | 51,402 | −28% | 88,164 | 0.58 |
| 1978 | 71,567 | +108% | 123,948 | 0.58 |
| 1977 | 34,381 | −55% | 66,758 | 0.52 |
| 1976 | 77,120 | +50% | 125,640 | 0.61 |
| 1975 | 51,448 | +6.4% | 92,162 | 0.56 |
| 1974 | 48,376 | −32% | 91,014 | 0.53 |
| 1973 | 71,065 | +19% | 108,600 | 0.65 |
| 1972 | 59,789 | +23% | 102,950 | 0.58 |
| 1971 | 48,760 | −6.9% | 71,500 | 0.68 |
| 1970 | 52,368 | −16% | 123,697 | 0.42 |
| 1969 | 62,515 | +29% | 90,750 | 0.69 |
| 1968 | 48,558 | −36% | 108,970 | 0.45 |
| 1967 | 75,995 | −24% | 164,050 | 0.46 |
| 1966 | 99,791 | +158% | 161,524 | 0.62 |
| 1965 | 38,656 | −39% | 109,780 | 0.35 |
| 1964 | 63,394 | −27% | 120,840 | 0.52 |
| 1963 | 87,189 | +9.4% | 141,070 | 0.62 |
| 1962 | 79,708 | +37% | 136,650 | 0.58 |
| 1961 | 58,237 | — | 143,840 | 0.40 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.