Sunflower seed — Production in Europe
Europe: Sunflower seed — Production was 37.79 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Production in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 37.79 million t for sunflower seed — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — production in Europe peaked at 44.03 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.56 million t, in 1963.
That places Europe 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Production in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.80 million t | — |
| 1962 | 5.95 million t | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 5.56 million t | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 7.34 million t | +32.2% |
| 1965 | 6.76 million t | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 7.71 million t | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 8.20 million t | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 8.36 million t | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 8.27 million t | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 7.93 million t | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 7.76 million t | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 7.16 million t | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 9.61 million t | +34.2% |
| 1974 | 8.67 million t | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 7.20 million t | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 7.44 million t | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 8.41 million t | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 7.94 million t | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 8.48 million t | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 7.61 million t | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 7.85 million t | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 9.09 million t | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 8.80 million t | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 9.01 million t | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 10.08 million t | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 11.34 million t | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 12.88 million t | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 12.54 million t | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 13.01 million t | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.91 million t | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 12.19 million t | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 12.21 million t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.11 million t | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 10.87 million t | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.63 million t | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 12.26 million t | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 11.61 million t | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 11.94 million t | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.74 million t | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 13.26 million t | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.65 million t | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 13.04 million t | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 16.35 million t | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 15.58 million t | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 18.00 million t | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 19.77 million t | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 15.22 million t | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 21.96 million t | +44.3% |
| 2009 | 20.59 million t | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 19.92 million t | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.11 million t | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 23.69 million t | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 31.09 million t | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 28.94 million t | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 29.25 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 34.67 million t | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 34.47 million t | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.47 million t | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 42.48 million t | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 36.60 million t | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 44.03 million t | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 38.32 million t | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 42.66 million t | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 37.79 million t | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.10 million t | 5.56 million t | 8.36 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.06 million t | 7.16 million t | 9.61 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.22 million t | 7.61 million t | 13.01 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.25 million t | 10.87 million t | 13.74 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.44 million t | 10.65 million t | 21.96 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.01 million t | 19.92 million t | 42.48 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.88 million t | 36.60 million t | 44.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Russian Federation 17.20 million t compare
- 2 Türkiye 2.19 million t compare
- 2 Ukraine 10.96 million t compare
- 3 USSR 5.51 million t compare
- 4 Argentina 3.90 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.20 million t compare
- 5 China 2.35 million t compare
- 5 China, mainland 2.35 million t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 618,984 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — production in Europe?
- Sunflower seed — production in Europe was 37.79 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 44.03 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 million t in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for sunflower seed — production?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.