Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in China, mainland
China, mainland: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 79.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — gross production index number in China, mainland is 79.61, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in China, mainland peaked at 187.56 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40.02, in 1961.
China, mainland ranks 52nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.02 | — |
| 1962 | 53.43 | +33.5% |
| 1963 | 56.15 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 64.74 | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 53.64 | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 60.76 | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 62.02 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 51.12 | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 53.64 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 55.1 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 58.66 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 54.26 | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 53.84 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 47.35 | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 43.58 | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 47.98 | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 50.49 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 67.46 | +33.6% |
| 1979 | 87.37 | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 54.26 | -37.9% |
| 1981 | 106.85 | +96.9% |
| 1982 | 71.65 | -32.9% |
| 1983 | 73.05 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 99.73 | +36.5% |
| 1985 | 144.86 | +45.3% |
| 1986 | 129.48 | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 110.2 | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 84.64 | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 70.74 | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 98.32 | +39.0% |
| 1991 | 91.35 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 108.11 | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 117.96 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 114.81 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 122.15 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 120.47 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 118.58 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 137.46 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 155.67 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 169.95 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 168.47 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 187.56 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 124.24 | -33.8% |
| 2004 | 147.46 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 131.03 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 138.7 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 116.75 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 122.84 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 130.31 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 122.98 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 126.75 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 133.96 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 130.63 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 131.97 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.28 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 73.75 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 76.79 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 90.4 | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 97.84 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 95.73 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 95.41 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.2 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 94.99 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 79.61 | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.06 | 40.02 | 64.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.61 | 43.58 | 87.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.55 | 54.26 | 144.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.49 | 91.35 | 155.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.73 | 116.75 | 187.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.93 | 73.75 | 133.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.39 | 79.61 | 95.73 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross production index number in China, mainland?
- Sesame seed — gross production index number in China, mainland was 79.61 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 187.56 in 2002.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.02 in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
- China, mainland ranks 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.