Russia vs Ukraine: Sunflower seed production

Russia

17.20 million tonnes

in 2024

Ukraine

10.96 million tonnes

in 2024

Russia rank

1st

Ukraine rank

2nd

Sunflower seed production over time

Russia currently reports 17.20 million tonnes against 10.96 million tonnes in Ukraine, a difference of 6.24 million tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.6 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 2nd 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.