Oil of sesame seed — Production in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Oil of sesame seed — Production was 69,300 t in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
69,300 t
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
5th
of 67 countries
All-time high
92,086 t
in 1972
All-time low
10,200 t
in 1992
Years of data
49
1961–2009

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Sudan (former), 1961–2009

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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 Sudan (former) is 69,300 t, measured in 2009.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 166.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in Sudan (former) peaked at 92,086 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, 10,200 t, in 1992.

Sudan (former) ranks 5th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Oil of sesame seed — Production in Sudan (former), year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in Sudan (former), 1961 to 2009.
Year t Change
1961 21,000 t
1962 27,000 t +28.6%
1963 27,000 t +0.0%
1964 20,000 t -25.9%
1965 25,000 t +25.0%
1966 30,000 t +20.0%
1967 32,000 t +6.7%
1968 33,000 t +3.1%
1969 30,000 t -9.1%
1970 85,816 t +186.1%
1971 83,697 t -2.5%
1972 92,086 t +10.0%
1973 64,774 t -29.7%
1974 52,162 t -19.5%
1975 63,000 t +20.8%
1976 45,000 t -28.6%
1977 63,000 t +40.0%
1978 65,000 t +3.2%
1979 64,000 t -1.5%
1980 65,000 t +1.6%
1981 65,000 t +0.0%
1982 45,000 t -30.8%
1983 48,000 t +6.7%
1984 38,000 t -20.8%
1985 29,000 t -23.7%
1986 44,000 t +51.7%
1987 47,700 t +8.4%
1988 48,000 t +0.6%
1989 30,000 t -37.5%
1990 18,500 t -38.3%
1991 11,100 t -40.0%
1992 10,200 t -8.1%
1993 24,000 t +135.3%
1994 28,100 t +17.1%
1995 30,000 t +6.8%
1996 34,900 t +16.3%
1997 32,900 t -5.7%
1998 43,000 t +30.7%
1999 26,000 t -39.5%
2000 46,200 t +77.7%
2001 38,000 t -17.7%
2002 40,800 t +7.4%
2003 39,800 t -2.5%
2004 58,300 t +46.5%
2005 61,900 t +6.2%
2006 55,400 t -10.5%
2007 64,200 t +15.9%
2008 59,800 t -6.9%
2009 69,300 t +15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,222 t 20,000 t 33,000 t 9
1970s 67,854 t 45,000 t 92,086 t 10
1980s 45,970 t 29,000 t 65,000 t 10
1990s 25,870 t 10,200 t 43,000 t 10
2000s 53,370 t 38,000 t 69,300 t 10

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  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. 6 Japan 54,915 t compare
  6. 6 Viet Nam 8,700 t compare
  7. 7 Nigeria 48,602 t compare
  8. 8 Central African Republic 44,820 t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in Sudan (former)?
Oil of sesame seed — production in Sudan (former) was 69,300 t in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 92,086 t in 1972.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 10,200 t in 1992.
How does Sudan (former) rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
Sudan (former) ranks 5th out of 67 countries with data for 2009.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan (former) 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.