Sunflower seed — Processing in China
China: Sunflower seed — Processing was 923 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sunflower seed — Processing in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
China recorded 923 1000 t for sunflower seed — processing in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — processing in China peaked at 1,758 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 720 1000 t, in 2018.
China ranks 14th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sunflower seed — Processing in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,341 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,361 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,397 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,579 1000 t | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 1,623 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,758 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 767 1000 t | -56.4% |
| 2017 | 733 1000 t | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 720 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 726 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 737 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 769 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 869 1000 t | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 923 1000 t | +6.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 923 1000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35 1000 t, 26.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- China's 923 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.5 1000 t, 27.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed — Processing in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -56.4% | 1,758 1000 t | 767 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,200 1000 t | 720 1000 t | 1,758 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 824.5 1000 t | 737 1000 t | 923 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 1,090 1000 t compare
- 12 Spain 1,069 1000 t compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 1,045 1000 t compare
- 14 China, mainland 923 1000 t compare
- 16 South Africa 616 1000 t compare
- 17 Serbia 560 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — processing in China?
- Sunflower seed — processing in China was 923 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — processing recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,758 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — processing recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 720 1000 t in 2018.
- How does China rank for sunflower seed — processing?
- China ranks 14th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower seed — processing rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.