Oil of sesame seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Oil of sesame seed — Production was 9,348 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9,348 t
Change on year
down 60.7%
World rank
5th
of 10 countries
All-time high
26,837 t
in 2021
All-time low
1,285 t
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil of sesame seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 9,348 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 26,837 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,285 t, in 1972.

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

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2,070 t
1962 2,499 t +20.8%
1963 3,010 t +20.5%
1964 3,005 t -0.2%
1965 2,592 t -13.7%
1966 3,181 t +22.7%
1967 2,941 t -7.5%
1968 3,978 t +35.3%
1969 4,094 t +2.9%
1970 2,585 t -36.9%
1971 1,942 t -24.9%
1972 1,285 t -33.8%
1973 1,824 t +42.0%
1974 1,832 t +0.5%
1975 2,711 t +47.9%
1976 2,309 t -14.8%
1977 2,530 t +9.6%
1978 2,414 t -4.6%
1979 2,717 t +12.5%
1980 3,496 t +28.7%
1981 4,767 t +36.4%
1982 6,670 t +39.9%
1983 7,366 t +10.4%
1984 9,818 t +33.3%
1985 8,362 t -14.8%
1986 9,953 t +19.0%
1987 8,204 t -17.6%
1988 8,775 t +7.0%
1989 8,065 t -8.1%
1990 7,687 t -4.7%
1991 6,909 t -10.1%
1992 8,377 t +21.3%
1993 8,272 t -1.3%
1994 8,311 t +0.5%
1995 7,257 t -12.7%
1996 9,753 t +34.4%
1997 8,713 t -10.7%
1998 10,599 t +21.7%
1999 9,910 t -6.5%
2000 11,156 t +12.6%
2001 11,677 t +4.7%
2002 14,736 t +26.2%
2003 14,505 t -1.6%
2004 15,052 t +3.8%
2005 16,244 t +7.9%
2006 15,050 t -7.3%
2007 15,096 t +0.3%
2008 22,058 t +46.1%
2009 18,518 t -16.0%
2010 8,069 t -56.4%
2011 7,988 t -1.0%
2012 8,913 t +11.6%
2013 10,212 t +14.6%
2014 10,551 t +3.3%
2015 6,149 t -41.7%
2016 13,097 t +113.0%
2017 13,423 t +2.5%
2018 20,511 t +52.8%
2019 11,158 t -45.6%
2020 17,602 t +57.8%
2021 26,837 t +52.5%
2022 23,791 t -11.3%
2023 9,348 t -60.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,041 t 2,070 t 4,094 t 9
1970s 2,215 t 1,285 t 2,717 t 10
1980s 7,548 t 3,496 t 9,953 t 10
1990s 8,579 t 6,909 t 10,599 t 10
2000s 15,409 t 11,156 t 22,058 t 10
2010s 11,007 t 6,149 t 20,511 t 10
2020s 19,394 t 9,348 t 26,837 t 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 2 China, mainland 275,800 t compare
  2. 3 India 264,000 t compare
  3. 4 Myanmar 148,500 t compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 40,200 t compare
  5. 5 Sudan (former) 69,300 t compare
  6. 6 Japan 54,915 t compare
  7. 6 Viet Nam 8,700 t compare
  8. 7 Nigeria 48,602 t compare
  9. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,405 t compare
  10. 8 Central African Republic 44,820 t compare
  11. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5,115 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Oil of sesame seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 9,348 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 26,837 t in 2021.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,285 t in 1972.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th out of 10 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic 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.