Sunflower seed production in Sudan
Sudan: Sunflower seed production was 59,500 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sunflower seed production in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 59,500 tonnes for sunflower seed production in 2024.
The figure is up 48.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed production in Sudan peaked at 153,000 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,000 tonnes, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 31st of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sunflower seed production in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92,000 tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 86,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 51,000 tonnes | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 70,000 tonnes | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 87,000 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 153,000 tonnes | +75.9% |
| 2018 | 108,000 tonnes | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 107,000 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 106,009 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 136,700 tonnes | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 77,530 tonnes | -43.3% |
| 2023 | 40,000 tonnes | -48.4% |
| 2024 | 59,500 tonnes | +48.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 59,500 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 15,931 tonnes, 3.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 59,500 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,195 tonnes, 3.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94,250 tonnes | 51,000 tonnes | 153,000 tonnes | 8 |
| 2020s | 83,948 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 136,700 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed production in Sudan?
- Sunflower seed production in Sudan was 59,500 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 153,000 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed production recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 tonnes in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for sunflower seed production?
- Sudan ranks 31st out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed production rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.