# HS 120600 Sunflower Seeds global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in sunflower seeds, whether or not broken reached $4.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +1.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $4.2B | +17.7% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | $3.6B | -14.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | $3.2B | -11.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | $3.5B | +10.8% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | $3.7B | +5.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | $4.1B | +9.9% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | $4.3B | +6.8% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | $4.8B | +9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | $4.8B | +1% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | $7.1B | +47.9% | +17.8% |
| 2023 | $5.5B | -23% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $4.7B | -13.6% | -0.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bulgaria | $430.4M | +10.5% | 35 |
| Netherlands | $305.5M | +3.6% | 59 |
| Romania | $291.7M | +6.6% | 31 |
| Russia | $283.5M | +1.4% | 23 |
| Germany | $272.1M | +1.3% | 69 |
| Spain | $266.5M | +0.6% | 37 |
| France | $228.5M | -0.9% | 48 |
| Turkey | $197.4M | -17.7% | 33 |
| Iran | $179.6M | +15.5% | 11 |
| Ukraine | $177.8M | -4.7% | 22 |
| Hungary | $161.2M | +5.9% | 35 |
| Iraq | $138.1M | +18.1% | 9 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._