Sunflower seed — Production in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Sunflower seed — Production was 1.83 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Production in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sunflower seed — production in Kazakhstan stood at 1.83 million t. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.4% on the previous year and up 257.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — production in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.83 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,464 t, in 1997.
Kazakhstan ranks 7th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Production in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 98,400 t | — |
| 1993 | 85,500 t | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 96,700 t | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 98,700 t | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 64,333 t | -34.8% |
| 1997 | 54,464 t | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 83,230 t | +52.8% |
| 1999 | 104,300 t | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 104,630 t | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 149,115 t | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 189,820 t | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 292,560 t | +54.1% |
| 2004 | 265,610 t | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 267,360 t | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 267,950 t | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 205,820 t | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 185,750 t | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 367,890 t | +98.1% |
| 2010 | 328,900 t | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 409,200 t | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 400,272 t | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 572,690 t | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 512,765 t | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 534,047 t | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 754,858 t | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 902,888 t | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 847,706 t | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 838,710 t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 844,256 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million t | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million t | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million t | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.83 million t | +48.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.83 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,343 t, 343.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.83 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,029 t, 70.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,703 t | 54,464 t | 104,300 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 229,650 t | 104,630 t | 367,890 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 610,204 t | 328,900 t | 902,888 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million t | 844,256 t | 1.83 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 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
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 249,191 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 66,000 t compare
- 8 Hungary 1.80 million t compare
- 9 Bulgaria 1.64 million t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,989 t compare
- 10 Romania 1.51 million t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 9,862 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kazakhstan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 550.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — production in Kazakhstan?
- Sunflower seed — production in Kazakhstan was 1.83 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — production recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — production recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,464 t in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for sunflower seed — production?
- Kazakhstan ranks 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — production rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.