Key Market Indicators
Kazakhstan's sunflower oil consumption is expected to reach almost 270,000 metric tons by 2026, a slight increase from 2021's 267,000. Between 2017 and 2021, demand dropped by a tenth of a percent. In 2021, China led the pack with 267,000 metric tons, followed by Russia, Spain, and Argentina. Kazakhstan's sunflower oil production is projected to reach 335,000 metric tons by 2026, a growth of 2.4 percent from 2021's 291,360 metric tons. Since 1997, the country's supply has increased by nearly 5 percent each year. The Netherlands led the 2021 rankings with 291,360 metric tons, followed by Russia, Argentina, and Hungary.
