How to Get Pumpkin Seeds in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Craft a pumpkin in the crafting grid to get 4 pumpkin seeds. You can also break a pumpkin stem (0-3 seeds), loot chests in monster rooms, mineshafts and woodland mansions (2-4), or buy them from a wandering trader for 1 emerald.

What you need

Pumpkin
Farmland

Step by step

Put one pumpkin in the crafting grid to get 4 pumpkin seeds.
Or break a pumpkin stem: it drops 0-3 pumpkin seeds, and the chance rises with the stem's age.
Loot chests: monster rooms, mineshafts and woodland mansions hold 2-4 seeds; taiga village house chests hold 1-5.
Buy them: wandering traders may sell pumpkin seeds for 1 emerald.
Plant them on farmland: the stem grows pumpkins on dirt, mud or moss blocks next to it.
Spare seeds can go in a composter with a 30% chance to raise the compost level.

Java vs Bedrock

In Bedrock Edition, a wandering trader killed while showing the seed trade can drop 1 pumpkin seed with an 8.5% chance (plus 1% per Looting level) if the player holds an emerald.

Versions: Chest chances differ between editions, so only the quantities are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

How many seeds does a pumpkin give?

One pumpkin crafts into 4 pumpkin seeds.

Do I need to find a pumpkin first?

Not if you have seeds from chests or a wandering trader, but crafting a pumpkin is the easiest source.

Can pumpkin seeds be composted?

Yes, with a 30% chance to raise the compost level by 1.