Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production was 11,406 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11,406 t
Change on year
down 20.3%
Rank
25th
of 25 groups
All-time high
97,342 t
in 1997
All-time low
46.67 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 11,406 t for sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in 2023.

The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Northern Europe peaked at 97,342 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46.67 t, in 1961.

That places Northern Europe 25th out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 46.67 t
1962 1,852 t +3869.2%
1963 79.59 t -95.7%
1964 71.86 t -9.7%
1965 1,031 t +1335.0%
1966 1,540 t +49.3%
1967 5,107 t +231.7%
1968 5,215 t +2.1%
1969 11,583 t +122.1%
1970 16,647 t +43.7%
1971 6,410 t -61.5%
1972 3,786 t -40.9%
1973 4,039 t +6.7%
1974 1,495 t -63.0%
1975 702.38 t -53.0%
1976 7,300 t +939.3%
1977 7,302 t +0.0%
1978 21,939 t +200.4%
1979 44,986 t +105.0%
1980 47,691 t +6.0%
1981 26,292 t -44.9%
1982 17,692 t -32.7%
1983 15,224 t -13.9%
1984 12,053 t -20.8%
1985 29,805 t +147.3%
1986 40,122 t +34.6%
1987 53,157 t +32.5%
1988 43,891 t -17.4%
1989 46,693 t +6.4%
1990 22,145 t -52.6%
1991 19,746 t -10.8%
1992 49,285 t +149.6%
1993 64,963 t +31.8%
1994 82,208 t +26.5%
1995 86,208 t +4.9%
1996 91,445 t +6.1%
1997 97,342 t +6.4%
1998 63,617 t -34.6%
1999 45,396 t -28.6%
2000 33,725 t -25.7%
2001 26,022 t -22.8%
2002 17,028 t -34.6%
2003 20,118 t +18.1%
2004 11,473 t -43.0%
2005 12,463 t +8.6%
2006 14,387 t +15.4%
2007 13,794 t -4.1%
2008 11,215 t -18.7%
2009 14,375 t +28.2%
2010 11,337 t -21.1%
2011 12,942 t +14.2%
2012 12,002 t -7.3%
2013 12,939 t +7.8%
2014 14,542 t +12.4%
2015 11,720 t -19.4%
2016 11,938 t +1.9%
2017 14,815 t +24.1%
2018 11,373 t -23.2%
2019 12,008 t +5.6%
2020 13,160 t +9.6%
2021 11,080 t -15.8%
2022 14,303 t +29.1%
2023 11,406 t -20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,947 t 46.67 t 11,583 t 9
1970s 11,461 t 702.38 t 44,986 t 10
1980s 33,262 t 12,053 t 53,157 t 10
1990s 62,236 t 19,746 t 97,342 t 10
2000s 17,460 t 11,215 t 33,725 t 10
2010s 12,562 t 11,337 t 14,815 t 10
2020s 12,487 t 11,080 t 14,303 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 22 Uzbekistan 84,274 t compare
  2. 23 Greece 83,200 t compare
  3. 24 Germany 82,900 t compare
  4. 25 Portugal 82,000 t compare
  5. 26 Sudan (former) 74,576 t compare
  6. 27 Austria 63,500 t compare
  7. 28 India 58,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 123 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe

All data for Northern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Northern Europe?
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Northern Europe was 11,406 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 97,342 t in 1997.
What is the lowest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 46.67 t in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for sunflower-seed oil, crude — production?
Northern Europe ranks 25th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Northern Europe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sunflower-seed-oil-crude-production/northern-europe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sunflower-seed-oil-crude-production/northern-europe/">Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Northern Europe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 6,336 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.