Oil of sesame seed — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Oil of sesame seed — Production was 32,902 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32,902 t
Change on year
up 13.1%
Rank
14th
of 24 groups
All-time high
38,877 t
in 2021
All-time low
5,686 t
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of sesame seed — Production in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) stood at 32,902 t.

The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in European Union (27) peaked at 38,877 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,686 t, in 1981.

That places European Union (27) 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Oil of sesame seed — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 14,426 t
1962 14,369 t -0.4%
1963 24,275 t +68.9%
1964 20,836 t -14.2%
1965 27,091 t +30.0%
1966 28,774 t +6.2%
1967 25,918 t -9.9%
1968 31,087 t +19.9%
1969 34,068 t +9.6%
1970 25,127 t -26.2%
1971 32,709 t +30.2%
1972 24,681 t -24.5%
1973 31,529 t +27.7%
1974 15,144 t -52.0%
1975 17,674 t +16.7%
1976 11,015 t -37.7%
1977 12,840 t +16.6%
1978 10,147 t -21.0%
1979 11,194 t +10.3%
1980 10,193 t -8.9%
1981 5,686 t -44.2%
1982 10,649 t +87.3%
1983 7,892 t -25.9%
1984 9,487 t +20.2%
1985 9,523 t +0.4%
1986 8,842 t -7.2%
1987 10,913 t +23.4%
1988 11,098 t +1.7%
1989 11,645 t +4.9%
1990 13,434 t +15.4%
1991 14,561 t +8.4%
1992 12,918 t -11.3%
1993 11,853 t -8.2%
1994 14,616 t +23.3%
1995 17,026 t +16.5%
1996 20,022 t +17.6%
1997 24,080 t +20.3%
1998 23,333 t -3.1%
1999 21,647 t -7.2%
2000 27,062 t +25.0%
2001 28,698 t +6.0%
2002 23,354 t -18.6%
2003 25,266 t +8.2%
2004 33,323 t +31.9%
2005 33,068 t -0.8%
2006 30,047 t -9.1%
2007 31,492 t +4.8%
2008 31,268 t -0.7%
2009 28,054 t -10.3%
2010 31,180 t +11.1%
2011 31,270 t +0.3%
2012 31,333 t +0.2%
2013 36,579 t +16.7%
2014 33,016 t -9.7%
2015 36,549 t +10.7%
2016 33,551 t -8.2%
2017 34,199 t +1.9%
2018 35,869 t +4.9%
2019 35,037 t -2.3%
2020 36,871 t +5.2%
2021 38,877 t +5.4%
2022 29,094 t -25.2%
2023 32,902 t +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24,538 t 14,369 t 34,068 t 9
1970s 19,206 t 10,147 t 32,709 t 10
1980s 9,593 t 5,686 t 11,645 t 10
1990s 17,349 t 11,853 t 24,080 t 10
2000s 29,163 t 23,354 t 33,323 t 10
2010s 33,858 t 31,180 t 36,579 t 10
2020s 34,436 t 29,094 t 38,877 t 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 11 Mexico 27,200 t compare
  2. 12 South Sudan 26,700 t compare
  3. 13 Sudan 26,300 t compare
  4. 14 Republic of Korea 15,300 t compare
  5. 15 Mozambique 15,277 t compare
  6. 16 China, Taiwan Province of 13,506 t compare
  7. 17 Germany 12,436 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in European Union (27)?
Oil of sesame seed — production in European Union (27) was 32,902 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 38,877 t in 2021.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,686 t in 1981.
How does European Union (27) rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.