Russia vs USSR: Sunflower seed production

Russia

17.20 million tonnes

in 2024

USSR

5.51 million tonnes

in 1991

Russia rank

1st

USSR rank

1st

Sunflower seed production over time

Russia currently reports 17.20 million tonnes against 5.51 million tonnes in USSR, a difference of 11.69 million tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 3.1 times USSR's.

Russia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st 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.