Sesame seed — Import quantity in South America

South America: Sesame seed — Import quantity was 9 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9 1000 t
Change on year
up 12.5%
Rank
16th
of 37 groups
All-time high
9 1000 t
in 2018
All-time low
6 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sesame seed — Import quantity in South America, 2010–2023

02468102010201620232010: 6 1000 t2011: 7 1000 t2012: 7 1000 t2013: 7 1000 t2014: 8 1000 t2015: 8 1000 t2016: 8 1000 t2017: 8 1000 t2018: 9 1000 t2019: 9 1000 t2020: 8 1000 t2021: 9 1000 t2022: 8 1000 t2023: 9 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sesame seed — import quantity in South America is 9 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — import quantity in South America peaked at 9 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6 1000 t, in 2010.

South America ranks 16th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.7 1000 t 6 1000 t 9 1000 t 10
2020s 8.5 1000 t 8 1000 t 9 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 14 United Arab Emirates 22 1000 t compare
  2. 14 Guatemala 22 1000 t compare
  3. 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 19 1000 t compare
  4. 17 Poland 14 1000 t compare
  5. 17 Russian Federation 14 1000 t compare
  6. 19 Tunisia 13 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — import quantity in South America?
Sesame seed — import quantity in South America was 9 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — import quantity recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 9 1000 t in 2018.
What is the lowest sesame seed — import quantity recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 6 1000 t in 2010.
How does South America rank for sesame seed — import quantity?
South America ranks 16th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is sesame seed — import quantity rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sesame seed — Import quantity
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
208 places, 2,742 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.