Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
What the numbers show
Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 695.5 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 13.4 in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.58, and the mean is 123.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 962.8%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 87.4%).
Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 695.5 | 2024 | up 536.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 555.82 | 2024 | up 432.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 305.45 | 2024 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Botswana | 280.88 | 2024 | up 763.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 251.46 | 2024 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Poland | 231.41 | 2017 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Belarus | 228.21 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 179.35 | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 175.05 | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 160.27 | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Malawi | 146.66 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 146.55 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 145.46 | 2017 | up 432.6% | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 142.57 | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 142.57 | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 142.12 | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 139.91 | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 134.5 | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Morocco | 124.17 | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 121.64 | 2017 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Hungary | 120.62 | 2017 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 119.14 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 117.98 | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 114.31 | 2017 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 110.52 | 2017 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Mozambique | 108.77 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 108.18 | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 105.67 | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovakia | 105.64 | 2017 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 105.32 | 2017 | up 962.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 104.88 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 101.79 | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 101.61 | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 101.54 | 2017 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 35 | South Sudan | 101.31 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 101.24 | 2017 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 99.5 | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 38 | Namibia | 98.99 | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Austria | 98.98 | 2017 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 95.34 | 2017 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 94.06 | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 93.49 | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 92.63 | 2017 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 92.2 | 2017 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 45 | China, mainland | 90.32 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 45 | China | 90.32 | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan | 85.82 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 48 | Canada | 85.32 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 84.27 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 75 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Brazil | 68.65 | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 66.67 | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | 65.96 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Albania | 58.29 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 51.34 | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Myanmar | 46.74 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 45.6 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 45.29 | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 42.86 | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 40.15 | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Iraq | 33.17 | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 27.1 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 24.09 | 2022 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bhutan | 22.88 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 21.63 | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.4 | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 269.56
- Syrian Arab Republic 201.55
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 171.93
- Northern Africa 170.91
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 170.3
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 160.32
- Oceania 142.57
- United Republic of Tanzania 137.93
- South America 136.75
- Türkiye 131.98
- Western Asia 131.42
- Asia 116.68
- Eastern Africa 130.77
- Republic of Moldova 108.63
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 123.61
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 108.37
- Eastern Europe 123.11
- Middle Africa 104.88
- Europe 122.09
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100
- World 119.97
- Western Europe 118.91
- Africa 116.97
- Americas 110.78
- Southern Europe 109.92
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 109.82
- European Union (27) 97.24
- Eastern Asia 90.32
- Southern Africa 84.56
- Southern Asia 59.15
- South-Eastern Asia 50.48
- Northern America 46.07
- United States of America 44.09
- Central America 40.15
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.