Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 100.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa is 100.18, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa peaked at 252.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.38, in 1990.
That places Northern Africa 7th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150.34 | — |
| 1962 | 96.16 | -36.0% |
| 1963 | 117.72 | +22.4% |
| 1964 | 119.29 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 102.61 | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 79.07 | -22.9% |
| 1967 | 103.79 | +31.3% |
| 1968 | 85.32 | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 96.3 | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 156.56 | +62.6% |
| 1971 | 152.4 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 170.83 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 121.11 | -29.1% |
| 1974 | 105.84 | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 108.1 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 104.89 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 114.42 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 89.22 | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 91.57 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 88.44 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 93.59 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 56.34 | -39.8% |
| 1983 | 74.09 | +31.5% |
| 1984 | 46.83 | -36.8% |
| 1985 | 46.23 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 71.17 | +53.9% |
| 1987 | 75.88 | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 62.41 | -17.8% |
| 1989 | 44.69 | -28.4% |
| 1990 | 29.38 | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 35.67 | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 80.46 | +125.6% |
| 1993 | 55.24 | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 51.93 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 88.62 | +70.7% |
| 1996 | 113.87 | +28.5% |
| 1997 | 77.59 | -31.9% |
| 1998 | 69.86 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 86.16 | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 74.34 | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 75.81 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 48.83 | -35.6% |
| 2003 | 79.86 | +63.5% |
| 2004 | 94.53 | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 66.94 | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 92.32 | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 58.59 | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 77.98 | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 73.01 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 57.09 | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 77.62 | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 41.29 | -46.8% |
| 2013 | 108.78 | +163.5% |
| 2014 | 136.07 | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 66.61 | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 97.31 | +46.1% |
| 2017 | 137.69 | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 164.34 | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 201.9 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 252.65 | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 173.21 | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 138.19 | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 97.21 | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 100.18 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.62 | 79.07 | 150.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 121.49 | 89.22 | 170.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.97 | 44.69 | 93.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.88 | 29.38 | 113.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.22 | 48.83 | 94.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.87 | 41.29 | 201.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.29 | 97.21 | 252.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 4 Mozambique 224.51 compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 5 Niger 200.44 compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 171.55 compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 88.18 compare
- 7 Tajikistan 143.35 compare
- 8 Jordan 138.06 compare
- 9 Chad 122.97 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 72.65 compare
- 10 Türkiye 70.98 compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 121.85 compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.8107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.4258 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa?
- Sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Northern Africa was 100.18 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 252.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.38 in 1990.
- How does Northern Africa rank for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern Africa ranks 7th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.