Oil of sesame seed — Production in USSR

USSR: Oil of sesame seed — Production was 3,034 t in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
3,034 t
Change on year
up 62.2%
World rank
29th
of 67 countries
All-time high
5,640 t
in 1982
All-time low
39.91 t
in 1966
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Oil of sesame seed — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

02.0k4.0k6.0k1961197619911961: 5.4k t1962: 3.7k t1963: 4.7k t1964: 5.4k t1965: 3.5k t1966: 39.9 t1967: 3.4k t1968: 4.1k t1969: 5.4k t1970: 3.9k t1971: 4.0k t1972: 2.9k t1973: 2.2k t1974: 2.3k t1975: 3.8k t1976: 2.7k t1977: 2.4k t1978: 3.5k t1979: 3.0k t1980: 5.1k t1981: 4.0k t1982: 5.6k t1983: 2.4k t1984: 3.0k t1985: 4.2k t1986: 4.7k t1987: 4.5k t1988: 2.4k t1989: 2.4k t1990: 1.9k t1991: 3.0k t

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

Analysis

In 1991, oil of sesame seed — production in USSR stood at 3,034 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in USSR peaked at 5,640 t in 1982 and was at its lowest, 39.91 t, in 1966.

USSR ranks 29th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Oil of sesame seed — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Oil of sesame seed — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 5,397 t
1962 3,654 t -32.3%
1963 4,655 t +27.4%
1964 5,445 t +17.0%
1965 3,541 t -35.0%
1966 39.91 t -98.9%
1967 3,375 t +8355.4%
1968 4,125 t +22.2%
1969 5,417 t +31.3%
1970 3,916 t -27.7%
1971 3,972 t +1.4%
1972 2,873 t -27.6%
1973 2,248 t -21.8%
1974 2,297 t +2.2%
1975 3,758 t +63.6%
1976 2,691 t -28.4%
1977 2,440 t -9.3%
1978 3,521 t +44.3%
1979 2,965 t -15.8%
1980 5,056 t +70.5%
1981 4,014 t -20.6%
1982 5,640 t +40.5%
1983 2,384 t -57.7%
1984 3,015 t +26.5%
1985 4,249 t +40.9%
1986 4,676 t +10.1%
1987 4,497 t -3.8%
1988 2,433 t -45.9%
1989 2,414 t -0.8%
1990 1,871 t -22.5%
1991 3,034 t +62.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,961 t 39.91 t 5,445 t 9
1970s 3,068 t 2,248 t 3,972 t 10
1980s 3,838 t 2,384 t 5,640 t 10
1990s 2,452 t 1,871 t 3,034 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 26 Malaysia 4,175 t compare
  2. 27 Poland 3,800 t compare
  3. 28 France 3,585 t compare
  4. 30 Italy 3,000 t compare
  5. 31 Australia 2,474 t compare
  6. 31 Australia and New Zealand 2,474 t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of sesame seed — production in USSR?
Oil of sesame seed — production in USSR was 3,034 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 5,640 t in 1982.
What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 39.91 t in 1966.
How does USSR rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
USSR ranks 29th out of 67 countries with data for 1991.
Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this USSR 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.