Which has higher sunflower seed production, Uganda or United States?

United States, at 519,640 tonnes against 285,000 tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.

What is the difference in sunflower seed production between Uganda and United States?

234,640 tonnes, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Uganda vs United States: Sunflower seed production

Uganda

285,000 tonnes

in 2024

United States

519,640 tonnes

in 2024

Uganda rank

19th

United States rank

17th

Sunflower seed production over time

Uganda
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 519,640 tonnes against 285,000 tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 234,640 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times Uganda's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 19th and United States ranks 17th of 85 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,111 tonnes	44,338 tonnes	43,227 tonnes	United States
1970s	1,675 tonnes	872,839 tonnes	871,164 tonnes	United States
1980s	2,030 tonnes	1.47 million tonnes	1.47 million tonnes	United States
1990s	47,500 tonnes	1.67 million tonnes	1.62 million tonnes	United States
2000s	156,800 tonnes	1.34 million tonnes	1.19 million tonnes	United States
2010s	263,215 tonnes	1.07 million tonnes	803,948 tonnes	United States
2020s	393,980 tonnes	1.01 million tonnes	612,464 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sunflower seed production, Uganda or United States?: United States, at 519,640 tonnes against 285,000 tonnes in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in sunflower seed production between Uganda and United States?: 234,640 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Uganda and United States rank globally for sunflower seed production?: Uganda ranks 19th and United States ranks 17th of 85 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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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: 18 September 2026

Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.