Oil of sesame seed — Production in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Oil of sesame seed — Production was 13,506 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
13,506 t
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
16th
of 67 countries
All-time high
19,609 t
in 2014
All-time low
749.5 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of sesame seed — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, oil of sesame seed — production in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 13,506 t.

That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 19,609 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 749.5 t, in 1963.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 16th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oil of sesame seed — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1,452 t
1962 1,459 t +0.5%
1963 749.5 t -48.6%
1964 2,176 t +190.3%
1965 1,434 t -34.1%
1966 968.91 t -32.4%
1967 2,320 t +139.4%
1968 2,436 t +5.0%
1969 2,260 t -7.2%
1970 2,860 t +26.5%
1971 2,737 t -4.3%
1972 2,512 t -8.3%
1973 3,474 t +38.3%
1974 3,651 t +5.1%
1975 2,816 t -22.9%
1976 3,989 t +41.7%
1977 4,211 t +5.5%
1978 4,306 t +2.3%
1979 2,774 t -35.6%
1980 4,971 t +79.2%
1981 5,515 t +10.9%
1982 5,853 t +6.1%
1983 4,985 t -14.8%
1984 5,605 t +12.4%
1985 6,039 t +7.8%
1986 6,849 t +13.4%
1987 9,145 t +33.5%
1988 10,496 t +14.8%
1989 8,312 t -20.8%
1990 9,714 t +16.9%
1991 11,340 t +16.7%
1992 12,229 t +7.8%
1993 12,221 t -0.1%
1994 14,693 t +20.2%
1995 14,108 t -4.0%
1996 13,033 t -7.6%
1997 13,818 t +6.0%
1998 12,430 t -10.0%
1999 13,714 t +10.3%
2000 14,425 t +5.2%
2001 13,520 t -6.3%
2002 15,463 t +14.4%
2003 13,600 t -12.1%
2004 16,795 t +23.5%
2005 15,752 t -6.2%
2006 14,029 t -10.9%
2007 12,754 t -9.1%
2008 8,216 t -35.6%
2009 17,680 t +115.2%
2010 18,800 t +6.3%
2011 17,031 t -9.4%
2012 16,150 t -5.2%
2013 17,014 t +5.3%
2014 19,609 t +15.3%
2015 16,688 t -14.9%
2016 17,506 t +4.9%
2017 18,187 t +3.9%
2018 16,554 t -9.0%
2019 14,437 t -12.8%
2020 18,497 t +28.1%
2021 18,266 t -1.2%
2022 16,612 t -9.1%
2023 13,506 t -18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,695 t 749.5 t 2,436 t 9
1970s 3,333 t 2,512 t 4,306 t 10
1980s 6,777 t 4,971 t 10,496 t 10
1990s 12,730 t 9,714 t 14,693 t 10
2000s 14,223 t 8,216 t 17,680 t 10
2010s 17,198 t 14,437 t 19,609 t 10
2020s 16,720 t 13,506 t 18,497 t 4

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 13 Sudan 26,300 t compare
  2. 14 Republic of Korea 15,300 t compare
  3. 15 Mozambique 15,277 t compare
  4. 17 Germany 12,436 t compare
  5. 18 Pakistan 12,142 t compare
  6. 19 Chad 9,146 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in China, Taiwan Province of?
Oil of sesame seed — production in China, Taiwan Province of was 13,506 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 19,609 t in 2014.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 749.5 t in 1963.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 16th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil of sesame seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oil of sesame seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
101 places, 5,419 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.