Bulgaria vs Turkey: Sunflower seed production
Bulgaria
1.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
2.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
8th
Turkey rank
5th
Sunflower seed production over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.19 million tonnes against 1.64 million tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 550,260 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 5th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 399,000 tonnes | 170,967 tonnes | 228,033 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 418,430 tonnes | 494,800 tonnes | 76,370 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 436,015 tonnes | 859,000 tonnes | 422,985 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 531,319 tonnes | 855,500 tonnes | 324,181 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 865,798 tonnes | 899,653 tonnes | 33,855 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 130,905 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.86 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 423,994 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed production, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.19 million tonnes against 1.64 million tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed production between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 550,260 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for sunflower seed production?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 5th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sunflower seed production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.