World Sunflower seed production: country ranking and trends
World Sunflower seed ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)52.22M t2024
Countries80
#1Russia17.20M t
10-year change+28.4 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Sunflower seed production reaches 52.22M t. Russia ranks first with 17.20M t, about 32.9 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +28.4 %.
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Which country produces the most Sunflower seed?
Russia ranks #1 for 2024 with 17.20M t.
How is the world total for Sunflower seed calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Russia | 17.20M t | 32.9 % |
| #2 | Ukraine | 10.96M t | 21.0 % |
| #3 | Argentina | 3.90M t | 7.5 % |
| #4 | China | 2.35M t | 4.5 % |
| #5 | Turkey | 2.20M t | 4.2 % |
| #6 | Kazakhstan | 1.83M t | 3.5 % |
| #7 | Hungary | 1.80M t | 3.4 % |
| #8 | Bulgaria | 1.64M t | 3.1 % |
| #9 | Romania | 1.51M t | 2.9 % |
| #10 | France | 1.48M t | 2.8 % |
| #11 | Tanzania | 1.20M t | 2.3 % |
| #12 | Spain | 831.6k t | 1.6 % |
| #13 | South Africa | 632.0k t | 1.2 % |
| #14 | Serbia | 622.5k t | 1.2 % |
| #15 | Moldova | 619.0k t | 1.2 % |
| #16 | United States | 519.6k t | 1.0 % |
| #17 | Italy | 287.7k t | 0.6 % |
| #18 | Uganda | 285.0k t | 0.5 % |
| #19 | Bolivia | 249.2k t | 0.5 % |
| #20 | Myanmar | 200.0k t | 0.4 % |
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