Oil of sesame seed — Production in South America
South America: Oil of sesame seed — Production was 6,603 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of sesame seed — Production in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil of sesame seed — production in South America is 6,603 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and up 2,441.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in South America peaked at 56,261 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 259.82 t, in 2013.
That places South America 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil of sesame seed — Production in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,535 t | — |
| 1962 | 33,072 t | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 33,084 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 41,764 t | +26.2% |
| 1965 | 40,202 t | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 39,026 t | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 44,330 t | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 42,461 t | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 46,801 t | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 56,261 t | +20.2% |
| 1971 | 53,697 t | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 39,491 t | -26.5% |
| 1973 | 47,340 t | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 46,450 t | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 39,876 t | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 39,294 t | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 34,539 t | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 33,526 t | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 27,426 t | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 28,618 t | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 22,626 t | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 28,980 t | +28.1% |
| 1983 | 29,106 t | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 18,673 t | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 27,776 t | +48.7% |
| 1986 | 35,436 t | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 33,010 t | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 36,640 t | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 27,462 t | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 23,968 t | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 15,303 t | -36.2% |
| 1992 | 6,884 t | -55.0% |
| 1993 | 9,858 t | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 5,698 t | -42.2% |
| 1995 | 9,183 t | +61.2% |
| 1996 | 12,040 t | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 5,314 t | -55.9% |
| 1998 | 5,711 t | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 5,643 t | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 7,398 t | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 5,634 t | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 1,451 t | -74.3% |
| 2003 | 3,682 t | +153.8% |
| 2004 | 4,923 t | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 4,074 t | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 5,279 t | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 4,326 t | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 4,769 t | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 4,991 t | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5,281 t | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2,751 t | -47.9% |
| 2012 | 6,947 t | +152.5% |
| 2013 | 259.82 t | -96.3% |
| 2014 | 4,660 t | +1693.5% |
| 2015 | 2,952 t | -36.7% |
| 2016 | 7,573 t | +156.6% |
| 2017 | 4,223 t | -44.2% |
| 2018 | 6,453 t | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 6,478 t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10,168 t | +57.0% |
| 2021 | 9,705 t | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 10,597 t | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 6,603 t | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,919 t | 29,535 t | 46,801 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,790 t | 27,426 t | 56,261 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,833 t | 18,673 t | 36,640 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,960 t | 5,314 t | 23,968 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,653 t | 1,451 t | 7,398 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,758 t | 259.82 t | 7,573 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,268 t | 6,603 t | 10,597 t | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of sesame seed — production in South America?
- Oil of sesame seed — production in South America was 6,603 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 56,261 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 259.82 t in 2013.
- How does South America rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
- South America ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,441.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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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About this data
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.