Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in China
China: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 79.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
China recorded 79.64 for sesame seed — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in China peaked at 186.94 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40.8, in 1961.
China ranks 51st 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.8 | — |
| 1962 | 54.06 | +32.5% |
| 1963 | 56.45 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 64.97 | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 54.03 | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 60.9 | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 62.49 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 51.51 | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 54.03 | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 55.26 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 58.75 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 54.32 | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 53.98 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 47.51 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 43.62 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 48 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 50.43 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 67.44 | +33.7% |
| 1979 | 87.24 | +29.4% |
| 1980 | 54.25 | -37.8% |
| 1981 | 106.66 | +96.6% |
| 1982 | 71.51 | -33.0% |
| 1983 | 72.81 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 99.41 | +36.5% |
| 1985 | 144.39 | +45.2% |
| 1986 | 129.05 | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 109.89 | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 84.41 | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 70.53 | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 97.97 | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 91.03 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 107.74 | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 117.55 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 114.42 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 121.74 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 120.07 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 118.21 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 137.01 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 155.15 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 169.42 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 167.94 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 186.94 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 123.88 | -33.7% |
| 2004 | 146.98 | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 130.61 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 138.27 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 116.35 | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 122.44 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 129.99 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 122.7 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 126.42 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 133.56 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 130.4 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 131.92 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.32 | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 73.77 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 77.2 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 90.44 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 97.9 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 95.83 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 95.44 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.22 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 94.87 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 79.64 | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.47 | 40.8 | 64.97 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.65 | 43.62 | 87.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.29 | 54.25 | 144.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.09 | 91.03 | 155.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.28 | 116.35 | 186.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.86 | 73.77 | 133.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4 | 79.64 | 95.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 48 Central African Republic 86.89 compare
- 49 Gambia 82.64 compare
- 50 Sri Lanka 81.86 compare
- 52 China, mainland 79.61 compare
- 53 Palestine, State of 75.51 compare
- 54 Mexico 75.22 compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — gross production index number in China?
- Sesame seed — gross production index number in China was 79.64 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?
- The highest recorded value was 186.94 in 2002.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 in 1961.
- How does China rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
- China ranks 51st out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.