Argentina vs China: Sunflower seed production

Argentina

3.90 million tonnes

in 2024

China

2.35 million tonnes

in 2024

Argentina rank

3rd

China rank

4th

Sunflower seed production over time

Argentina currently reports 3.90 million tonnes against 2.35 million tonnes in China, a difference of 1.55 million tonnes.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.7 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 84 countries.

Indicator: Sunflower seed production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 4,053 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.