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Top Sunflower Producing States In India

by aditya abhishek

Introduction

Every year around 47,347,175 tonnes of sunflower is produced gloabally for the purpose of cut flower, oil, oilseed cake meal, etc.

Largest Producer

Russia is the largest sunflower producing country in the world. Around 16.5 million metric tons of sunflower seeds was produced in Russia in 2022.

Other Producers

Ukraine, Argentina, China, Romania, etc. are the major sunflower producing countries in the world after Russia. 

India

In India around 2.840 lakh tonnes of sunflower was produced on 4.006 lakh hectare land during 2018 to 2019 with average productivity of 709 Kilograms per hectare. 

Karnataka

Karnataka is the largest sunflower producing state in India. From 2019 to 2020 around 103,400 tonnes (48.65%) of sunflower was produced in Karnataka. 

Orissa

Orissa is the second largest sunflower producing state in India. From 2019 to 2020 around 20,960 tonnes (9.86%) of sunflower was produced in Orissa. 

Haryana

Haryana is the third largest sunflower producing state in India. From 2019 to 2020 around 16,800 tonnes (7.90%) of sunflower was produced in Haryana. 

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is the fourth largest sunflower producing state in India. From 2019 to 2020 around 12,120 tonnes (5.70%) of sunflower was produced in Maharashtra. 

Bihar

Bihar is the fifth largest sunflower producing state in India. From 2019 to 2020 around 11,480 tonnes (5.40%) of sunflower was produced in Bihar. 

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