Ranked Sunflower Seed Producing Countries
| Rank | Country | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 16,392,410 |
| 2 | Russia | 15,656,329 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3,426,368 |
| 4 | China | 2,850,000 |
| 5 | Romania | 2,843,530 |
| 6 | Turkey | 2,415,000 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 2,002,180 |
| 8 | France | 1,912,890 |
| 9 | Hungary | 1,757,710 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1,120,000 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 1,031,754 |
| 12 | Moldova | 960,100 |
| 13 | United States of America | 863,180 |
| 14 | Spain | 768,350 |
| 15 | South Africa | 678,000 |
| 16 | Serbia | 607,574 |
| 17 | Italy | 282,400 |
| 18 | Uganda | 282,000 |
| 19 | India | 228,000 |
| 20 | Greece | 225,490 |
| 21 | Myanmar | 202,243 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 197,320 |
| 23 | Bolivia | 192,306 |
| 24 | Croatia | 124,360 |
| 25 | Sudan | 110,533 |
| 26 | Germany | 99,700 |
| 27 | Pakistan | 91,545 |
| 28 | Canada | 81,749 |
| 29 | Zambia | 79,816 |
| 30 | Austria | 75,220 |
| 31 | Brazil | 64,854 |
| 32 | Iran | 60,000 |
| 33 | South Sudan | 52,428 |
| 34 | Czechia | 52,120 |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 39,361 |
| 36 | Paraguay | 34,110 |
| 37 | Poland | 32,660 |
| 38 | Malawi | 28,000 |
| 39 | Australia | 25,911 |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 25,216 |
| 41 | Thailand | 25,000 |
| 42 | Morocco | 24,601 |
| 43 | Egypt | 22,000 |
| 44 | Mozambique | 15,000 |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 13,000 |
| 46 | Angola | 12,165 |
| 47 | Switzerland | 11,138 |
| 48 | Uruguay | 10,000 |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 9,463 |
| 50 | Portugal | 9,410 |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,588 |
| 52 | Mexico | 8,208 |
| 53 | Tunisia | 6,547 |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 6,311 |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 5,532 |
| 56 | Kenya | 5,000 |
| 57 | Syria | 3,947 |
| 58 | Venezuela | 3,241 |
| 59 | Chile | 2,143 |
| 60 | Georgia | 2,100 |
| 61 | Belarus | 2,000 |
| 62 | Israel | 1,600 |
| 63 | Iraq | 1,183 |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,176 |
| 65 | Slovenia | 1,140 |
Data from United Nations FAO Stat