China vs Turkey: Sunflower seed production

China

2.35 million tonnes

in 2024

Turkey

2.19 million tonnes

in 2024

China rank

4th

Turkey rank

5th

Sunflower seed production over time

China currently reports 2.35 million tonnes against 2.19 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 153,400 tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

China ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 5th 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.