Oil of sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Oil of sesame seed — Production was 9,795 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9,795 t
Change on year
up 14.8%
Rank
18th
of 24 groups
All-time high
29,039 t
in 1969
All-time low
2,894 t
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil of sesame seed — production in Southern Europe is 9,795 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in Southern Europe peaked at 29,039 t in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2,894 t, in 1981.

Southern Europe ranks 18th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 11,785 t
1962 11,857 t +0.6%
1963 20,437 t +72.4%
1964 16,572 t -18.9%
1965 19,164 t +15.6%
1966 23,126 t +20.7%
1967 21,399 t -7.5%
1968 24,741 t +15.6%
1969 29,039 t +17.4%
1970 22,943 t -21.0%
1971 28,521 t +24.3%
1972 22,719 t -20.3%
1973 27,088 t +19.2%
1974 13,537 t -50.0%
1975 13,613 t +0.6%
1976 7,834 t -42.5%
1977 8,933 t +14.0%
1978 7,222 t -19.1%
1979 7,139 t -1.2%
1980 6,610 t -7.4%
1981 2,894 t -56.2%
1982 8,028 t +177.4%
1983 4,198 t -47.7%
1984 5,197 t +23.8%
1985 4,679 t -10.0%
1986 4,353 t -7.0%
1987 5,027 t +15.5%
1988 4,433 t -11.8%
1989 5,574 t +25.7%
1990 4,885 t -12.4%
1991 5,777 t +18.2%
1992 3,334 t -42.3%
1993 3,111 t -6.7%
1994 3,578 t +15.0%
1995 4,753 t +32.8%
1996 6,941 t +46.1%
1997 5,757 t -17.1%
1998 6,354 t +10.4%
1999 4,466 t -29.7%
2000 6,469 t +44.8%
2001 6,399 t -1.1%
2002 7,848 t +22.6%
2003 7,260 t -7.5%
2004 7,809 t +7.6%
2005 7,503 t -3.9%
2006 7,674 t +2.3%
2007 7,863 t +2.5%
2008 7,947 t +1.1%
2009 6,680 t -15.9%
2010 7,210 t +7.9%
2011 5,993 t -16.9%
2012 7,294 t +21.7%
2013 10,063 t +38.0%
2014 8,065 t -19.9%
2015 8,961 t +11.1%
2016 8,716 t -2.7%
2017 8,732 t +0.2%
2018 9,149 t +4.8%
2019 9,086 t -0.7%
2020 9,161 t +0.8%
2021 11,118 t +21.4%
2022 8,528 t -23.3%
2023 9,795 t +14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19,791 t 11,785 t 29,039 t 9
1970s 15,955 t 7,139 t 28,521 t 10
1980s 5,099 t 2,894 t 8,028 t 10
1990s 4,896 t 3,111 t 6,941 t 10
2000s 7,345 t 6,399 t 7,947 t 10
2010s 8,327 t 5,993 t 10,063 t 10
2020s 9,651 t 8,528 t 11,118 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 15 Mozambique 15,277 t compare
  2. 16 China, Taiwan Province of 13,506 t compare
  3. 17 Germany 12,436 t compare
  4. 18 Pakistan 12,142 t compare
  5. 19 Chad 9,146 t compare
  6. 20 Lebanon 8,228 t compare
  7. 21 Jordan 8,073 t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in Southern Europe?
Oil of sesame seed — production in Southern Europe was 9,795 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 29,039 t in 1969.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,894 t in 1981.
How does Southern Europe rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
Southern Europe ranks 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.