How much sunflower oil does Turkey (Türkiye) produce and export?
Turkey (Türkiye) is the 4th largest producer of sunflower oil: 900,600 tonnes in 2023, 4% of the world's 22.7 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 3rd largest exporter by value: $1.3 billion in 2024, 6.9% of world exports of sunflower and safflower oil (HS 1512) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Iraq, which takes 18% of its sunflower oil exports by value.
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Turkey (Türkiye)'s sunflower oil production
| World rank | Production (tonnes) | Share of world | Ten-year growth | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 900,600 tonnes | 4% | +1.9% a year | 2023 |
FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2023. World total is the sum of reporting countries.
Share of world output over time
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 4% |
Turkey (Türkiye)'s sunflower oil exports
| World rank | Export value | Share of world exports | Quantity (tonnes) | Average value per tonne | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.3 billion | 6.9% | 1.1 million t | $1,183 | 2024 |
CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 1512 (Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil).
Where Turkey (Türkiye)'s sunflower oil goes
Turkey (Türkiye) as a buyer of sunflower oil
Turkey (Türkiye) imported $1.2 billion of sunflower and safflower oil (HS 1512) in 2024, 6.5% of world imports, ranked #2. Of its $1.2 billion of sunflower oil imports in 2024, 62% came from Russia and 30% from Ukraine, among 45 suppliers. Largest sources: Russia (62%), Ukraine (30%), Serbia (3.1%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2.2%), Bulgaria (1.3%).
How much sunflower oil Turkey (Türkiye) uses
Turkey (Türkiye)'s domestic supply of sunflower oil was 1.4 million tonnes in 2023, 6.4% of the world's. Food supply was 5.9 kg per person a year, 21st highest of 142 countries with a million or more people. It produced 62% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 113%. FAO's item is "Sunflowerseed oil". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.
The sunflower oil price Turkey (Türkiye) sells into
The benchmark price, Sunflower oil, EU port, was $1,390/t in September 2026, up 6% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 28% a year, calmer in 67% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Sunflower oil price history.
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