Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 147.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
147.38
Change on year
up 17.5%
Rank
3rd
of 21 groups
All-time high
147.38
in 2024
All-time low
46.29
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

5075100125150196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

In 2024, sesame seed — gross production index number in Southern Asia stood at 147.38. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 147.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.29, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 46.29
1962 58.92 +27.3%
1963 53.26 -9.6%
1964 57.68 +8.3%
1965 51.36 -11.0%
1966 50.98 -0.7%
1967 54.72 +7.3%
1968 52.52 -4.0%
1969 55.24 +5.2%
1970 67.34 +21.9%
1971 54.86 -18.5%
1972 47.53 -13.4%
1973 58.58 +23.2%
1974 48.95 -16.4%
1975 58.44 +19.4%
1976 52.72 -9.8%
1977 63.14 +19.8%
1978 64.75 +2.5%
1979 48.04 -25.8%
1980 58.5 +21.8%
1981 74.2 +26.8%
1982 70.43 -5.1%
1983 71.22 +1.1%
1984 66.06 -7.2%
1985 65.23 -1.3%
1986 59.05 -9.5%
1987 72.67 +23.1%
1988 83 +14.2%
1989 90.32 +8.8%
1990 100.24 +11.0%
1991 86.86 -13.3%
1992 94.61 +8.9%
1993 73.93 -21.9%
1994 74.81 +1.2%
1995 70.36 -5.9%
1996 82.35 +17.0%
1997 74.91 -9.0%
1998 70.05 -6.5%
1999 62.05 -11.4%
2000 68.49 +10.4%
2001 88.08 +28.6%
2002 56.62 -35.7%
2003 94 +66.0%
2004 83.72 -10.9%
2005 83.22 -0.6%
2006 77.92 -6.4%
2007 92.95 +19.3%
2008 82.37 -11.4%
2009 78.51 -4.7%
2010 110.55 +40.8%
2011 103.49 -6.4%
2012 89.99 -13.0%
2013 94.04 +4.5%
2014 102.03 +8.5%
2015 104.15 +2.1%
2016 93.82 -9.9%
2017 94.02 +0.2%
2018 87.29 -7.2%
2019 86.49 -0.9%
2020 108.39 +25.3%
2021 106.22 -2.0%
2022 69.06 -35.0%
2023 125.43 +81.6%
2024 147.38 +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53.44 46.29 58.92 9
1970s 56.44 47.53 67.34 10
1980s 71.07 58.5 90.32 10
1990s 79.02 62.05 100.24 10
2000s 80.59 56.62 94 10
2010s 96.59 86.49 110.55 10
2020s 111.3 69.06 147.38 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 Brazil 2,304 compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 1,321 compare
  3. 3 Senegal 479.92 compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 292.64 compare
  5. 5 Niger 271.17 compare
  6. 6 Sierra Leone 210.66 compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — gross production index number in Southern Asia?
Sesame seed — gross production index number in Southern Asia was 147.38 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 147.38 in 2024.
What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.29 in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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Indicator
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 5,689 data points, 1961–2024
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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.