Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
87.04
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
12th
of 21 groups
All-time high
501.07
in 1968
All-time low
82.94
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 87.04 for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia peaked at 501.07 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 82.94, in 2018.
Western Asia ranks 12th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 483.72 | — |
| 1962 | 470.64 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 446.03 | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 414.43 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 397.82 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 383.92 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 457.07 | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 501.07 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 415.32 | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 355.09 | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 408.39 | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 328.81 | -19.5% |
| 1973 | 244.92 | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 302.76 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 327.93 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 312.49 | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 290.49 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 294.92 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 269.32 | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 294.47 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 257.22 | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 249.01 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 285.66 | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 273.99 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 296.08 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 279.31 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 277.8 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 279.74 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 246.78 | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 249.82 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 254.7 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 238.41 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 227.69 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 213.27 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 210.81 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 210.25 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 197.27 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 209.1 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 181.5 | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 174.49 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 164.55 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 190.91 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 182.02 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 195.38 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 194.6 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 183.44 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 159.97 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 161.14 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 139.71 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 156.92 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 147.02 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 121.76 | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 109.04 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 109.83 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.33 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 93.84 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 95.3 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 82.94 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 90.08 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 110.38 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 96.97 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 89.53 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 86.39 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 87.04 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 441.11 | 383.92 | 501.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 313.51 | 244.92 | 408.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 274.01 | 246.78 | 296.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 219.28 | 181.5 | 254.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 174.62 | 139.71 | 195.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.31 | 82.94 | 156.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.06 | 86.39 | 110.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 9 Chad 122.97 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 72.65 compare
- 10 Türkiye 70.98 compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 121.85 compare
- 11 Italy 119.03 compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.69 compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 115.42 compare
- 12 Viet Nam 43.25 compare
- 13 Greece 114.98 compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 31.94 compare
- 14 Mali 113.25 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 82.69 compare
- 15 Guinea 108.56 compare
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- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.07 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia?
- Sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia was 87.04 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 501.07 in 1968.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.94 in 2018.
- How does Western Asia rank for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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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.