Sunflower seed production in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Sunflower seed production was 1.83 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.83 million tonnes
Change on year
up 48.4%
World rank
6th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.83 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
54,464 tonnes
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Sunflower seed production in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1992200820241992: 98.4k tonnes1993: 85.5k tonnes1994: 96.7k tonnes1995: 98.7k tonnes1996: 64.3k tonnes1997: 54.5k tonnes1998: 83.2k tonnes1999: 104.3k tonnes2000: 104.6k tonnes2001: 149.1k tonnes2002: 189.8k tonnes2003: 292.6k tonnes2004: 265.6k tonnes2005: 267.4k tonnes2006: 267.9k tonnes2007: 205.8k tonnes2008: 185.8k tonnes2009: 367.9k tonnes2010: 328.9k tonnes2011: 409.2k tonnes2012: 400.3k tonnes2013: 572.7k tonnes2014: 512.8k tonnes2015: 534.0k tonnes2016: 754.9k tonnes2017: 902.9k tonnes2018: 847.7k tonnes2019: 838.7k tonnes2020: 844.3k tonnes2021: 1.0M tonnes2022: 1.3M tonnes2023: 1.2M tonnes2024: 1.8M tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 1.83 million tonnes for sunflower seed production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.4% on the previous year and up 257.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower seed production in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.83 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,464 tonnes, in 1997.

Kazakhstan ranks 6th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85,703 tonnes 54,464 tonnes 104,300 tonnes 8
2000s 229,650 tonnes 104,630 tonnes 367,890 tonnes 10
2010s 610,204 tonnes 328,900 tonnes 902,888 tonnes 10
2020s 1.25 million tonnes 844,256 tonnes 1.83 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 3 Argentina 3.90 million tonnes compare
  2. 4 China 2.35 million tonnes compare
  3. 5 Turkey 2.19 million tonnes compare
  4. 7 Hungary 1.80 million tonnes compare
  5. 8 Bulgaria 1.64 million tonnes compare
  6. 9 Romania 1.51 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 85 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower seed production in Kazakhstan?
Sunflower seed production in Kazakhstan was 1.83 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sunflower seed production recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.83 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest sunflower seed production recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 54,464 tonnes in 1997.
How does Kazakhstan rank for sunflower seed production?
Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
Is sunflower seed production rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 257.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sunflower seed production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.