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Which Country Produces the Most Poppy Seeds?

Poppy Seed Production (tonnes), 2021
Agriculture | January 12, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 3 countries in 2021, Turkey ranked the highest in poppy seed production with 21,037 tonnes followed by Serbia and Macedonia. On the other end of the scale was Macedonia with 37.0 tonnes, Serbia with 1,054 tonnes and Turkey with 21,037 tonnes.

Total poppy seed production reached 23,671 tonnes in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.27 % more than in the previous year and -353 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, total poppy seed production reached an all time high of 107,268 tonnes in 2011 and an all time low of 20,834 tonnes in 1987. The average annual growth amounted to -1.33 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, Turkey, accounted for 88.9 % of poppy seed production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 93.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 93.5 % in 2021.

Data for more countries are available at Poppy Seed Production indicator page.

Poppy Seed Production Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Macedonia tonnes 90.0 32.0 40.0 33.0 38.0
Serbia tonnes ... ... ... ... ... 1,027 1,039 1,051 1,066 1,067
Turkey tonnes 18,205 15,244 26,991 27,288 20,542

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