The sunflower cultivation in the country has shown drastic reduction as well as wide fluctuation in area and production during the last two decades. The production which was over one million tonnes in the mid-1990s and 2000s declined to about half a million tonne in 2011¨C12.
How many sunflower oilseeds are produced in India in 2022?
India produced 190 thousand metric tons of sunflower oilseeds in fiscal year 2022. The production volume of all oilseeds that year in the country stood at over 41 million metric tons. Of these, cottonseeds and soybean oilseeds had the highest production volume. Get notified via email when this statistic is updated.
Does India produce sunflowers?
Even though India ranks fourth in terms of area under sunflower, it ranks eighth in production globally. This is due to very low productivity compared to other sunflower producing countries. Figure 7.1 shows the level of sunflower acreage, production and yields in India since 1991.
How many hectares of sunflowers are grown in India?
However, it is estimated that an area of about 1.2 million ha was cropped with sunflower in the last two years. In India, sunflower cultivation is conccntrated in Southern parts. Four states, viz, total acreage and also production. In all these four major sunflower growing states the productivity ranges from 354 to 558 kg/ha.