Sunflower seed production by country
Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
79
Highest
17.20 million tonnes
Russia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Taiwan
Median
29,341 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
4,053
What the numbers show
Sunflower seed production is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 17.20 million tonnes in Russia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Taiwan.
The median across all reporting countries is 29,341 tonnes, and the mean is 730,660 tonnes.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 1,677.7%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 100.0%).
Sunflower seed production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 5.51 million tonnes | 1991 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 4 | Argentina | 3.90 million tonnes | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 2.35 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 2.19 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1.83 million tonnes | 2024 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 1.80 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 1.64 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 1.51 million tonnes | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 1.48 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 831,610 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 632,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 622,512 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 16 | Moldova | 618,984 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 17 | United States | 519,640 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 287,680 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 285,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia | 249,191 tonnes | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 200,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 188,480 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Croatia | 180,590 tonnes | 2024 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 24 | India | 177,329 tonnes | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 163,330 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 134,200 tonnes | 2024 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 117,671 tonnes | 2024 | up 432.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 98,477 tonnes | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 90,221 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Iran | 66,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 325.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 59,500 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 53,480 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 33 | South Sudan | 52,679 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 50,680 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 45,490 tonnes | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Zambia | 44,128 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 41,350 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,677.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 41,120 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 39 | Australia | 32,030 tonnes | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 29,341 tonnes | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 25,110 tonnes | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 25,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 22,716 tonnes | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 22,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Switzerland | 15,885 tonnes | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 13,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Angola | 12,390 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 9,989 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Syria | 9,862 tonnes | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 9,602 tonnes | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 9,155 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 6,900 tonnes | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 6,507 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 54 | Tunisia | 6,412 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 6,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 5,344 tonnes | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 5,341 tonnes | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 5,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 5,000 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,337 tonnes | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,816 tonnes | 2024 | up 536.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Botswana | 3,117 tonnes | 2024 | up 763.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Israel | 2,800 tonnes | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Chile | 2,186 tonnes | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 1,300 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 1,200 tonnes | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 1,160 tonnes | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 1,131 tonnes | 2024 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 670 tonnes | 2024 | — | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 391 tonnes | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 230.88 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 88.52 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Namibia | 69.26 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Bhutan | 1.4 tonnes | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Palestine | 0.46 tonnes | 2022 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 0 tonnes | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 0 tonnes | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Taiwan | 0 tonnes | 2014 | — | volatile |
About this data
Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.