Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 266.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Americas recorded 266.1 for sesame seed — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 135.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 266.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.8, in 1994.
That places Americas 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103.8 | — |
| 1962 | 110.46 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 117.12 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 128.42 | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 126.33 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 130.49 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 133.82 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 133.48 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 144.14 | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 172.62 | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 161.66 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 134.1 | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 149.18 | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 136.41 | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 112.15 | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 100.72 | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 122.83 | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 123.06 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 133.09 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 124.02 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 88.38 | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 66.73 | -24.5% |
| 1983 | 94.16 | +41.1% |
| 1984 | 80.31 | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 94.92 | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 93.84 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 83.06 | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 78.64 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 85.05 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 96.62 | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 81.8 | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 60.43 | -26.1% |
| 1993 | 62.85 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 54.8 | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 68.07 | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 85.01 | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 68.84 | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 69.69 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 76.48 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 69.36 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 78.37 | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 60.22 | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 66.2 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 92.24 | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 98.82 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 94.94 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 83.61 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 78.05 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 90.08 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 84.51 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 90.53 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 85.51 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 84.2 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 112.84 | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 98.17 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 88.98 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 86.43 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 90.9 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 123.02 | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 103.99 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 113.05 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 156.26 | +38.2% |
| 2023 | 253.94 | +62.5% |
| 2024 | 266.1 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.34 | 103.8 | 144.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.58 | 100.72 | 172.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.91 | 66.73 | 124.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.46 | 54.8 | 96.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.19 | 60.22 | 98.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.51 | 84.2 | 123.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.67 | 103.99 | 266.1 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross production index number in Americas?
- Sesame seed — gross production index number in Americas was 266.1 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 266.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8 in 1994.
- How does Americas rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Gross 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.