Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Brazil
Brazil: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 2,304 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — gross production index number in Brazil stood at 2,304. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 2,752.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in Brazil peaked at 2,304 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 1966.
Brazil ranks 1st of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.31 | — |
| 1962 | 25.96 | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 8.65 | -66.7% |
| 1964 | 17.31 | +100.1% |
| 1965 | 20.19 | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 5.77 | -71.4% |
| 1967 | 28.85 | +400.0% |
| 1968 | 5.77 | -80.0% |
| 1969 | 8.65 | +49.9% |
| 1970 | 23.08 | +166.8% |
| 1971 | 20.19 | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 14.42 | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 14.42 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14.42 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.42 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.42 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.42 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17.31 | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 17.31 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23.08 | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 69.23 | +200.0% |
| 1990 | 69.23 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 69.23 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.54 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 86.54 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.54 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.54 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.54 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.54 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.31 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 92.31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.38 | -56.3% |
| 2008 | 40.38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.62 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 28.85 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 34.62 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 34.62 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.15 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 80.77 | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 103.85 | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 115.38 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 138.46 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 236.54 | +70.8% |
| 2019 | 553.85 | +134.1% |
| 2020 | 328.85 | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 462.69 | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 1,005 | +117.2% |
| 2023 | 2,084 | +107.4% |
| 2024 | 2,304 | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.38 | 5.77 | 28.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.44 | 14.42 | 23.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.08 | 17.31 | 69.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 | 69.23 | 86.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.27 | 34.62 | 92.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.31 | 28.85 | 553.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,237 | 328.85 | 2,304 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross production index number in Brazil?
- Sesame seed — gross production index number in Brazil was 2,304 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,304 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 1966.
- How does Brazil rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,752.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.