Top 10 Sunflower Seed producing countries in the world - production and area under cultivation [2019]

Top 10 Sunflower Seed producing countries in the world - production and area under cultivation [2019] Last Modified: 22-Mar-2022 6:56 AM
  • 15,379,287 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Russia. Ranked #1, the country accounts for 27.45% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 8,414,731 hectares. Yield: 18,277 hg/ha.
  • 15,254,120 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Ukraine. Ranked #2, the country accounts for 27.23% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 5,958,900 hectares. Yield: 25,599 hg/ha.
  • 3,825,750 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Argentina. Ranked #3, the country accounts for 6.83% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 1,875,938 hectares. Yield: 20,394 hg/ha.
  • 3,569,150 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Romania. Ranked #4, the country accounts for 6.37% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 1,282,700 hectares. Yield: 27,825 hg/ha.
  • 2,420,000 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in China. Ranked #5, the country accounts for 4.32% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 850,000 hectares. Yield: 28,471 hg/ha.
  • 2,100,000 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Turkey. Ranked #6, the country accounts for 3.75% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 751,693 hectares. Yield: 27,937 hg/ha.
  • 1,937,210 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Bulgaria. Ranked #7, the country accounts for 3.46% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 815,560 hectares. Yield: 23,753 hg/ha.
  • 1,706,850 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Hungary. Ranked #8, the country accounts for 3.05% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 564,110 hectares. Yield: 30,257 hg/ha.
  • 1,298,140 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in France. Ranked #9, the country accounts for 2.32% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 603,920 hectares. Yield: 21,495 hg/ha.
  • 1,040,000 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Tanzania. Ranked #10, the country accounts for 1.86% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 1,000,000 hectares. Yield: 10,400 hg/ha.
  • 56,020,665 tonnes
    Total world production of Sunflower Seed. Cultivated over 27,332,159 hectares. The top 10 producing countries account for 86.63% of global production.
Posted by Agri Numerical in Agriculture
Tags Farming Food Crops Cereals Production Cultivation Sunflower Seed 2019
Source FAO | Photo credits: California Farm Bureau