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