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Sunflower Seed production, trade and price statistics

Official statistical series for sunflower seed. Every figure carries the status its source gives it, in the unit its source publishes.

FAOSTAT production, area and yield

Release 2025-12-31, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Area harvested ha

Area harvested by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryhaStatus
Ukraine5,028,200observed
Argentina1,842,731observed
Romania1,243,250observed
Turkiye971,032observed
China780,219estimated
Spain754,430observed
France753,680observed
Hungary674,130observed
South Africa529,000observed
United States277,660observed
India157,662observed
Italy110,400observed
Greece87,880observed
Pakistan62,636observed
Brazil59,694observed
Germany51,400observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.38,140estimated
Thailand31,000observed
Canada23,800observed
Morocco23,520observed
Australia21,111observed
Poland17,650observed
Czechia16,420observed
Kenya6,000observed
Mexico5,821observed
Ethiopia5,801estimated
Portugal3,340observed
Chile1,796observed

Ukraine

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
20104,526,000observed
20114,716,600observed
20125,081,700observed
20135,090,120observed
20145,212,200observed
20155,166,200observed
20166,086,700observed
20176,060,700observed
20186,166,500observed
20195,958,900observed
20206,480,900observed
20216,665,100observed
20225,238,000observed
20235,201,600observed
20245,028,200observed

Argentina

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
20101,495,317observed
20111,743,040observed
20121,823,412observed
20131,620,081observed
20141,261,640observed
20151,439,915observed
20161,413,963observed
20171,819,045observed
20181,678,031observed
20191,875,938observed
20201,381,571observed
20211,628,002observed
20221,958,686observed
20232,453,245observed
20241,842,731observed

Romania

201020172024
Area harvested (ha), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Area harvested in ha by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YearhaStatus
2010786,058observed
2011993,258observed
20121,064,750observed
20131,072,059observed
2014998,043observed
20151,009,140observed
20161,038,414observed
2017999,162observed
20181,006,990observed
20191,282,700observed
20201,142,840observed
20211,123,960observed
20221,093,270observed
20231,077,870observed
20241,243,250observed

Production t

Production by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Ukraine10,955,940observed
Argentina3,895,156observed
China2,348,400observed
Turkiye2,195,000observed
Hungary1,798,950observed
Romania1,508,000observed
France1,479,770observed
Spain831,610observed
South Africa632,000observed
United States519,640observed
Italy287,680observed
Greece188,480observed
India177,328.95observed
Germany134,200observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.117,670.75estimated
Pakistan98,477observed
Brazil90,221observed
Canada50,680observed
Morocco45,489.81observed
Poland41,350observed
Czechia41,120observed
Australia32,030observed
Thailand25,000observed
Portugal6,900observed
Ethiopia6,506.88estimated
Kenya6,000observed
Mexico5,344.1observed
Chile2,186observed

Yield kg/ha

Yield by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countrykg/haStatus
Egypt, Arab Rep.3,085.2estimated
China3,009.9estimated
Hungary2,668.6observed
Germany2,610.9observed
Italy2,605.8observed
Czechia2,504.3observed
Poland2,342.8observed
Turkiye2,260.5observed
Ukraine2,178.9observed
Greece2,144.7observed
Canada2,129.4observed
Argentina2,113.8observed
Portugal2,065.9observed
France1,963.4observed
Morocco1,934.1observed
United States1,871.5observed
Pakistan1,572.2observed
Australia1,517.2observed
Brazil1,511.4observed
Chile1,217.1observed
Romania1,212.9observed
South Africa1,194.7observed
India1,124.7observed
Ethiopia1,121.8estimated
Spain1,102.3observed
Kenya1,000observed
Mexico918observed
Thailand806.5observed

USDA PSD supply and use

Release 2026-08-12, read 2026-08-27. Periods are marketing years, which differ by commodity and country. Official source

Beginning stocks 1000 MT

Beginning stocks by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 MTStatus
Argentina821estimated
United States259estimated
China251estimated
Ukraine176estimated
Turkiye142estimated
South Africa70estimated
Canada47estimated
Pakistan9estimated
Chile5estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.3estimated
Mexico3estimated
Australia0estimated
Brazil0estimated
Morocco0estimated

Argentina

201020172024
Beginning stocks (1000 MT), by marketing year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Beginning stocks in 1000 MT by marketing year, with the status each value carries in its source
Marketing year1000 MTStatus
2010/11994estimated
2011/12885estimated
2012/13367estimated
2013/14995estimated
2014/15726estimated
2015/161,020estimated
2016/17880estimated
2017/181,083estimated
2018/191,172estimated
2019/201,025estimated
2020/21848estimated
2021/22671estimated
2022/23711estimated
2023/241,085estimated
2024/25821estimated

United States

201020172024
Beginning stocks (1000 MT), by marketing year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Beginning stocks in 1000 MT by marketing year, with the status each value carries in its source
Marketing year1000 MTStatus
2010/11177estimated
2011/12117estimated
2012/1387estimated
2013/14154estimated
2014/1591estimated
2015/16108estimated
2016/17187estimated
2017/18267estimated
2018/19175estimated
2019/20130estimated
2020/2188estimated
2021/22179estimated
2022/23134estimated
2023/24166estimated
2024/25259estimated

China

201020172024
Beginning stocks (1000 MT), by marketing year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Beginning stocks in 1000 MT by marketing year, with the status each value carries in its source
Marketing year1000 MTStatus
2010/110estimated
2011/12179estimated
2012/13333estimated
2013/14124estimated
2014/1586estimated
2015/16124estimated
2016/17309estimated
2017/18475estimated
2018/19388estimated
2019/20363estimated
2020/21593estimated
2021/22625estimated
2022/23248estimated
2023/24195estimated
2024/25251estimated

Domestic use 1000 MT

Domestic use by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 MTStatus
Ukraine12,825estimated
Argentina5,230estimated
Turkiye2,027estimated
China1,455estimated
United States809estimated
South Africa773estimated
India124estimated
Pakistan120estimated
Brazil110estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.58estimated
Canada55estimated
Morocco46estimated
Australia40estimated
Mexico29estimated
Saudi Arabia14estimated
Chile6estimated
Colombia2estimated

Ending stocks 1000 MT

Ending stocks by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 MTStatus
Argentina558estimated
Ukraine305estimated
China206estimated
United States95estimated
Turkiye80estimated
South Africa57estimated
Canada28estimated
Pakistan15estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.5estimated
Chile3estimated
Mexico3estimated
Australia0estimated
Brazil0estimated
Morocco0estimated

Exports 1000 MT

Exports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 MTStatus
Argentina626estimated
China472estimated
Turkiye174estimated
Ukraine68estimated
Canada40estimated
United States33estimated
South Africa18estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.5estimated
Chile2estimated
India1estimated
Australia0estimated
Mexico0estimated
Pakistan0estimated

Imports 1000 MT

Imports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 MTStatus
Turkiye789estimated
United States160estimated
China132estimated
South Africa69estimated
Pakistan40estimated
Canada25estimated
Mexico24estimated
Ukraine22estimated
Morocco18estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.15estimated
Saudi Arabia14estimated
India12estimated
Brazil10estimated
Australia5estimated
Chile4estimated
Colombia2estimated
Argentina1estimated

FAOSTAT producer prices

Release 2026-01-09, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Index value index (2014-2016 = 100)

Index value by country, 2025 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countryindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
Turkiye1,077.41estimated
Argentina816.16estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.555.24estimated
Morocco253.95estimated
Brazil251.15estimated
Kenya225.4estimated
Ethiopia219.45estimated
Hungary209.45estimated
France200.33estimated
South Africa174.49estimated
Romania173.54estimated
Ukraine171.44estimated
India155.88estimated
Pakistan154.32estimated
Portugal150.01estimated
Poland148.03estimated
Mexico141.62estimated
Greece141.29estimated
Australia139.81estimated
Spain115.34estimated
Chile112.16estimated
Italy110.09estimated
Czechia101.71estimated
Thailand100.05estimated
Germany96.13estimated
United States95.07estimated
Canada79.98estimated
China41.76estimated

Turkiye

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201172.2estimated
201277.56estimated
201367.67estimated
2014125.55estimated
201583.65estimated
201690.8estimated
2017103.13estimated
2018117.52estimated
2019132.72estimated
2020203.74estimated
2021277.36estimated
2022532.75estimated
2023580.8estimated
2024915.81estimated
20251,077.41estimated

Argentina

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201140.34estimated
201243.59estimated
201348.27estimated
201468.23estimated
201583.71estimated
2016148.06estimated
2017173.36estimated
2018332.57estimated
2019413.93estimated
2020433.24estimated
2021509.82estimated
2022599.95estimated
2023656.49estimated
2024707.04estimated
2025816.16estimated

Egypt, Arab Rep.

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201175.96estimated
201291.24estimated
201392.63estimated
201496.17estimated
2015100estimated
2016103.83estimated
2017156.42estimated
2018169.46estimated
2019134.2estimated
2020106.27estimated
202184.15estimated
202266.64estimated
20231,011.5estimated
2024749.42estimated
2025555.24estimated

Producer price LCU/tonne · LCU

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2021 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryLCU/tonneStatus
Hungary177,427observed
Ukraine16,656observed
Czechia11,145observed
China8,596.2observed
South Africa8,162.6observed
Mexico6,564.8observed
Turkiye6,443.5observed
Morocco5,833observed
Romania1,990observed
Canada712.2observed
United States698.9observed
France608.4observed
Portugal515.5observed
Spain509.3observed
Germany491.8observed
Greece390observed

Producer price USD/tonne · USD

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2021 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryUSD/tonneStatus
China1,333observed
Turkiye728observed
France719.5observed
United States698.9observed
Morocco648.9observed
Ukraine610.4observed
Portugal609.7observed
Spain602.4observed
Hungary585.3observed
Germany581.7observed
Canada568observed
South Africa552.3observed
Czechia514.1observed
Romania478.3observed
Greece461.3observed
Mexico323.8observed

FAOSTAT trade in crops and livestock products

Release 2026-07-24, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Exports t

Exports by country, 2021 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Romania1,446,901.87observed
France461,295.72observed
China426,971.59observed
Hungary311,734.12observed
Argentina129,736.55estimated
Turkiye113,187.2observed
Ukraine84,176.91observed
United States72,670.04observed
Canada50,001.28observed
Spain29,854.44observed
Netherlands29,583.38observed
Poland24,126.86observed
Germany23,663.79observed
Czechia18,701.93observed
United Arab Emirates12,159.99observed
Greece8,870.37observed
United Kingdom8,193.42observed
Italy5,290.41observed
Chile3,399.3observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.2,785.16estimated
Portugal1,714.29observed
South Africa1,473.11observed
India1,466.84observed
Thailand495.2observed
Australia254.46observed
Japan233.49estimated
Kenya172.56observed
Saudi Arabia145.85observed
Brazil40.94observed
Colombia31.1observed
New Zealand28.29observed
Ethiopia6.23observed
Korea, Rep.4.72observed
Morocco0.41observed
Peru0.29observed
Pakistan0.08observed
Indonesia0.01observed
Viet Nam0observed

Romania

201020172024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2010557,409observed
20111,182,870observed
2012653,317observed
20131,420,170observed
20141,321,970.7observed
20151,099,350.69observed
20161,183,711.81observed
20171,334,735.49observed
20181,704,363.2observed
20192,047,268.74observed
20201,482,504.37observed
20211,446,901.87observed
20221,453,463.5observed
20231,521,081.27observed
20241,231,992.63observed

France

201020172024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2010429,270observed
2011390,513observed
2012445,610observed
2013423,881observed
2014441,920.87observed
2015403,520.59observed
2016303,217.53observed
2017350,733.03observed
2018550,975.04observed
2019489,715.38observed
2020423,546.8observed
2021461,295.72observed
2022657,078.09observed
2023572,372.47observed
2024527,340.34observed

China

201020172024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2010145,855observed
2011169,602observed
2012184,201observed
2013190,414observed
2014175,681.23observed
2015252,001.84observed
2016295,991.39observed
2017409,567.89observed
2018463,522.24observed
2019480,323.43observed
2020508,001.58observed
2021426,971.59observed
2022444,830.58observed
2023462,740.2observed
2024480,200.06observed

Export value 1000 USD

Export value by country, 2021 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
Romania987,325observed
China586,071observed
France496,032observed
Hungary232,259observed
Turkiye226,349observed
United States218,288observed
Spain106,182observed
Argentina100,059estimated
Italy49,026observed
Netherlands48,304observed
Ukraine39,944observed
Germany39,037observed
Canada37,981observed
Poland26,334observed
Czechia20,216observed
Chile19,408observed
United Arab Emirates16,353observed
United Kingdom12,997observed
Greece7,896observed
Japan5,602observed
South Africa4,435observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.3,537observed
Portugal2,334observed
India1,664observed
Saudi Arabia1,284observed
Kenya1,221observed
Australia996observed
Thailand489observed
Colombia189observed
Brazil143observed
Viet Nam65observed
New Zealand58observed
Peru46observed
Ethiopia15observed
Korea, Rep.13observed
Indonesia0observed
Morocco0observed
Pakistan0observed

Imports t

Imports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Netherlands513,398.85observed
Romania350,374.52observed
Germany325,697.83observed
Spain322,507.34observed
Turkiye287,716.72observed
Czechia215,211.37observed
Italy189,075.81observed
Hungary186,289.95observed
Portugal180,985.42observed
France168,669.87observed
China148,650.29observed
United States115,292.1observed
United Kingdom62,787.2observed
Pakistan58,509.82observed
Poland52,608.63observed
Greece36,205.97observed
Mexico27,640.94observed
Viet Nam26,622.29observed
Canada24,078.96estimated
Ukraine20,762.08observed
Morocco18,685.24observed
United Arab Emirates17,957.55observed
Saudi Arabia16,487.98observed
Thailand14,328.06estimated
Indonesia9,222.55observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.8,307.75estimated
Brazil8,052.64observed
India6,708.7observed
South Africa6,230.54estimated
Chile5,943.43observed
Australia5,058.52observed
Korea, Rep.3,501.95observed
Japan2,264estimated
Colombia2,171.48observed
New Zealand1,711.94observed
Kenya1,139.49observed
Argentina734.56observed
Peru705.75observed
Ethiopia17.87observed
Nigeria0.38observed

Import value 1000 USD

Import value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
Netherlands340,117observed
Romania317,237observed
Spain288,364observed
Germany260,748observed
France236,947observed
Ukraine215,815observed
Turkiye207,992observed
Hungary152,619observed
United States120,768observed
Czechia109,872observed
Italy100,042observed
China99,368observed
Portugal90,194observed
Poland61,978observed
United Kingdom60,376observed
Viet Nam52,131observed
Canada38,023observed
Morocco35,462observed
Pakistan33,414observed
United Arab Emirates33,177observed
Mexico30,643observed
Greece29,100observed
Saudi Arabia28,885observed
Thailand24,625observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.17,680observed
Indonesia12,539observed
Japan10,888observed
Brazil8,142observed
Argentina6,780observed
Australia5,495observed
Korea, Rep.4,585observed
Colombia4,414observed
Chile4,293observed
South Africa3,927observed
India3,877observed
Kenya3,242observed
New Zealand2,195observed
Peru911observed
Ethiopia113observed
Nigeria15observed

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