Sesame seed — Producer Price in Egypt
Egypt: Sesame seed — Producer Price was 7,620 LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Producer Price in Egypt, 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — producer price in Egypt is 7,620 LCU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 64.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — producer price in Egypt peaked at 18,275 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,104 LCU, in 1991.
That places Egypt 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Producer Price in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,104 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 2,161 LCU | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 2,440 LCU | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 2,499 LCU | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3,144 LCU | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 3,237 LCU | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3,225 LCU | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3,257 LCU | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3,289 LCU | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3,324 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3,557 LCU | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3,636 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3,667 LCU | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3,925 LCU | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4,108 LCU | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 4,292 LCU | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 5,883 LCU | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 6,796 LCU | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 7,632 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7,887 LCU | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 8,168 LCU | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11,353 LCU | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 11,731 LCU | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11,925 LCU | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12,301 LCU | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 12,872 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 16,267 LCU | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 18,275 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 4,630 LCU | -74.7% |
| 2023 | 7,620 LCU | +64.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,817 LCU | 2,104 LCU | 3,289 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,682 LCU | 3,324 LCU | 7,632 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,309 LCU | 7,887 LCU | 18,275 LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,125 LCU | 4,630 LCU | 7,620 LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 24 Honduras 16,500 LCU compare
- 25 Palestine, State of 14,195 LCU compare
- 26 China, mainland 13,082 LCU compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 7,091 LCU compare
- 29 Peru 4,311 LCU compare
- 30 Sudan (former) 4,099 LCU compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — producer price in Egypt?
- Sesame seed — producer price in Egypt was 7,620 LCU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — producer price recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 18,275 LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — producer price recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,104 LCU in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for sesame seed — producer price?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — producer price rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.