Based on a comparison of 8 countries in 2021, Canada ranked the highest in canary seed production with 119,240 tonnes followed by Argentina and Thailand. On the other end of the scale was Mexico with 2.45 tonnes, Morocco with 93.1 tonnes and Uruguay with 3,781 tonnes.
Total canary seed production reached 217,400 tonnes in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 19 % less than in the previous year and 7.12 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total canary seed production reached an all time high of 377,926 tonnes in 2004 and an all time low of 47,408 tonnes in 1966. The average annual growth amounted to 2.14 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Canada, accounted for 54.8 % of canary seed production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 93.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 100 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Canary Seed Production indicator page.
| Canary Seed Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Argentina | tonnes | 29,479 | 44,354 | 22,278 | 41,137 | 20,544 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | tonnes | 4,995 | 4,971 | 4,974 | 4,994 | 4,955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | tonnes | 140,300 | 145,000 | 157,600 | 175,000 | 224,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | 1.00 | 2.58 | 0.370 | 1.82 | 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91.5 | 92.4 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 92.6 | |||||||||||
| Thailand | tonnes | 35,196 | 36,400 | 37,071 | 36,222 | 36,564 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 670 | 922 | 1,228 | 3,839 | 12,551 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | tonnes | 3,710 | 3,759 | 3,777 | 3,805 | 3,767 |
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