Top 10 Sunflower Seed producing countries in the world - production and area under cultivation [2020]

Top 10 Sunflower Seed producing countries in the world - production and area under cultivation [2020] Last Modified: 22-Mar-2022 7:04 AM
  • 13,314,418 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Russia. Ranked #1, the country accounts for 26.51% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 8,392,310 hectares. Yield: 15,865 hg/ha.
  • 13,110,430 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Ukraine. Ranked #2, the country accounts for 26.10% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 6,480,900 hectares. Yield: 20,229 hg/ha.
  • 3,232,649 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Argentina. Ranked #3, the country accounts for 6.44% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 1,528,567 hectares. Yield: 21,148 hg/ha.
  • 2,375,000 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in China. Ranked #4, the country accounts for 4.73% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 900,000 hectares. Yield: 26,389 hg/ha.
  • 2,198,670 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Romania. Ranked #5, the country accounts for 4.38% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 1,194,320 hectares. Yield: 18,409 hg/ha.
  • 2,067,004 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Turkey. Ranked #6, the country accounts for 4.12% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 728,368 hectares. Yield: 28,379 hg/ha.
  • 1,733,530 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Bulgaria. Ranked #7, the country accounts for 3.45% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 821,920 hectares. Yield: 21,091 hg/ha.
  • 1,697,960 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in Hungary. Ranked #8, the country accounts for 3.38% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 612,570 hectares. Yield: 27,719 hg/ha.
  • 1,607,080 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in France. Ranked #9, the country accounts for 3.20% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 778,400 hectares. Yield: 20,646 hg/ha.
  • 1,352,800 tonnes
    Annual production of Sunflower Seed in United States of America. Ranked #10, the country accounts for 2.69% of total world Sunflower Seed production, Cultivated over 674,090 hectares. Yield: 20,069 hg/ha.
  • 50,229,567 tonnes
    Total world production of Sunflower Seed. Cultivated over 27,874,284 hectares. The top 10 producing countries account for 84.99% of global production.
Posted by Agri Numerical in Agriculture
Tags Farming Food Crops Cereals Production Cultivation Sunflower Seed 2020
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