Sunflower-seed oil, crude production in Canada
In 2023 Canada produced 32,600 t of sunflower-seed oil, crude, the 34th largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 46%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 32,600 t
- World rank
- 34 of 80
- 10-year change
- +46%
- Record
- 32,600 t
- 2023
Sunflower-seed oil, crude in Canada, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Canada compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.14%
- 0.16% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +46%
- world +61%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Myanmar | 35,200 | 0.16% |
| 33 | Croatia | 34,900 | 0.15% |
| 34 | Canada | 32,600 | 0.14% |
| 35 | Brazil | 32,000 | 0.14% |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30,400 | 0.13% |
Map of world production of sunflower-seed oil, crude
Share of the world total; Canada is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32,600 | +12% |
| 2022 | 29,200 | −0.7% |
| 2021 | 29,400 | +27% |
| 2020 | 23,200 | +14% |
| 2019 | 20,400 | −14% |
| 2018 | 23,800 | −8.5% |
| 2017 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 25,000 | +18% |
| 2015 | 21,100 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 19,300 | −14% |
| 2013 | 22,400 | +19% |
| 2012 | 18,800 | −19% |
| 2011 | 23,100 | −1.3% |
| 2010 | 23,400 | +68% |
| 2009 | 13,900 | −4.8% |
| 2008 | 14,600 | −17% |
| 2007 | 17,500 | −15% |
| 2006 | 20,700 | −3.3% |
| 2005 | 21,400 | −16% |
| 2004 | 25,600 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 24,700 | +11% |
| 2002 | 22,200 | −10% |
| 2001 | 24,800 | −13% |
| 2000 | 28,500 | +36% |
| 1999 | 21,000 | +71% |
| 1998 | 12,300 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12,000 | −5.5% |
| 1996 | 12,700 | −32% |
| 1995 | 18,700 | −5.1% |
| 1994 | 19,700 | −7.9% |
| 1993 | 21,400 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 19,700 | −36% |
| 1991 | 30,700 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 29,800 | +25% |
| 1989 | 23,900 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 22,000 | +120% |
| 1987 | 10,000 | −41% |
| 1986 | 17,000 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 15,000 | +36% |
| 1983 | 11,000 | −39% |
| 1982 | 18,000 | −44% |
| 1981 | 32,000 | +129% |
| 1980 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 13,000 | −7.1% |
| 1978 | 14,000 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 14,000 | +47% |
| 1976 | 9,513 | +200% |
| 1975 | 3,172 | −60% |
| 1974 | 7,913 | −40% |
| 1973 | 13,233 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 13,051 | +57% |
| 1971 | 8,304 | +101% |
| 1970 | 4,127 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 3,792 | −27% |
| 1968 | 5,204 | +68% |
| 1967 | 3,091 | +54% |
| 1966 | 2,005 | −34% |
| 1965 | 3,020 | −0.6% |
| 1964 | 3,039 | +183% |
| 1963 | 1,074 | +158% |
| 1962 | 417 | −60% |
| 1961 | 1,050 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 4,504 t USD 7.5 m
- Exporter rank
- 47 of 113
- Imports
- 59,817 t USD 100 m
- Importer rank
- 43 of 186
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Canada?
Canada produced 32,600 t in 2023, 0.14% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Canada rank in the world for production of sunflower-seed oil, crude?
Canada ranked 34th of 80 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Russia with 31.1% of the world total.
How has the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Canada changed?
It rose by 46% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +61% for the world. 2023 was the highest figure on record.
Does Canada export or import sunflower-seed oil, crude?
In 2024 Canada reported exports of 4,504 t (USD 7.5 m) and imports of 59,817 t (USD 100 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Canada is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.