Sydiakina O.V., Hamajunova V.V. Current state and prospects of sunflower seed productionThe article presents the results of analytical research on the current state of sunflower seed production in Ukraine, Europe, and the world. The statistical data from FAOSTAT for 2010-2021 served as the information base for scientific research. Comparative analysis, graphical and abstract-logical methods were used to achieve the goal. The analysis of statistical data indicates that the areas allocated for sunflower cultivation in Ukraine, Europe, and the world tend to increase. From 2010 to 2021, this increase in Europe was 49%, and in the world -28%. In Ukraine, during this period, the areas allocated for sunflower cultivation increased by 1.5 times, which is due to climate warming, a decrease in atmospheric precipitation, and sunflower being the most drought-resistant crop, as well as economically attractive for farmers. Some researchers claim that the areas allocated for sunflower cultivation in Ukraine significantly exceed all scientifically substantiated norms, which leads to crop losses from diseases and deterioration in the quality of produced products. Ukraine accounts for one-third of all sunflower planting areas in Europe. The share of global planting areas on average for