Oil of sesame seed — Production in Western Asia
Western Asia: Oil of sesame seed — Production was 96,619 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of sesame seed — Production in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, oil of sesame seed — production in Western Asia stood at 96,619 t.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of sesame seed — production in Western Asia peaked at 99,409 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,845 t, in 1964.
That places Western Asia 9th out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,959 t | — |
| 1962 | 17,159 t | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 17,947 t | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 16,845 t | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 17,134 t | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 17,298 t | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 18,887 t | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 24,248 t | +28.4% |
| 1969 | 20,209 t | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 19,369 t | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 23,673 t | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 18,804 t | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 16,902 t | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 19,114 t | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 19,398 t | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 19,233 t | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 17,844 t | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 21,050 t | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 21,422 t | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 20,746 t | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 19,794 t | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 20,614 t | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 28,936 t | +40.4% |
| 1984 | 35,328 t | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 33,324 t | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 32,679 t | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 36,947 t | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 36,276 t | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 34,516 t | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 42,676 t | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 40,525 t | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 44,282 t | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 41,898 t | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 37,150 t | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 44,205 t | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 43,704 t | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 45,590 t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 42,541 t | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 40,376 t | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 44,033 t | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 49,757 t | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 66,980 t | +34.6% |
| 2003 | 66,481 t | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 81,127 t | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 87,733 t | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 88,695 t | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91,765 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 85,594 t | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 84,047 t | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 80,002 t | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 81,848 t | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 83,722 t | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 74,122 t | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 79,617 t | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 80,896 t | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 82,664 t | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 84,630 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 88,147 t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 99,409 t | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 97,694 t | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 88,022 t | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 86,495 t | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 96,619 t | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,632 t | 16,845 t | 24,248 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,681 t | 16,902 t | 23,673 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,916 t | 19,794 t | 36,947 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,295 t | 37,150 t | 45,590 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,621 t | 44,033 t | 91,765 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,506 t | 74,122 t | 99,409 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,208 t | 86,495 t | 97,694 t | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of sesame seed — production in Western Asia?
- Oil of sesame seed — production in Western Asia was 96,619 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99,409 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest oil of sesame seed — production recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,845 t in 1964.
- How does Western Asia rank for oil of sesame seed — production?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
- Is oil of sesame seed — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.