Sunflower seed — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Sunflower seed — Production is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 18,100 1000 t in Russia; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 49 1000 t, and the mean is 1,130 1000 t.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 1,060.0%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 100.0%).
Sunflower seed — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 18,100 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 18,100 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 12,760 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 5,019 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 5 | China | 3,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 3,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 2,198 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 2,198 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 9 | France | 2,061 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 2,016 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 1,970 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 1,784 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1,236 1000 t | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,170 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 1,027 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 849 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 17 | Moldova | 758 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 758 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 720 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 686 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 21 | India | 363 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 307 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 300 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 174 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 26 | Myanmar | 171 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 170 1000 t | 2023 | up 269.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 157 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 30 | Pakistan | 133 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | 92 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 92 1000 t | 2023 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 87 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 35 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,060.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Czechia | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 485.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.7% | falling |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 48 | Malawi | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 49 | Syria | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 52 | Angola | 12 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Uruguay | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Botswana | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Mozambique | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 55 | Portugal | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 59 | Kenya | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Iraq | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 58,572 1000 t
- Europe 42,163 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 37,671 1000 t
- European Union (27) 9,829 1000 t
- Asia 7,290 1000 t
- Americas 6,473 1000 t
- South America 5,349 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 3,000 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,813 1000 t
- Africa 2,609 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,315 1000 t
- Western Asia 2,245 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,176 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2,163 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,940 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,774 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 1,693 1000 t
- Central Asia 1,284 1000 t
- Northern America 1,119 1000 t
- United States of America 1,027 1000 t
- Southern Africa 730 1000 t
- Southern Asia 562 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 198 1000 t
- Northern Africa 174 1000 t
- Oceania 37 1000 t
- Middle Africa 12 1000 t
- Central America 5 1000 t
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.