Sesame seed — Production in Americas

Americas: Sesame seed — Production was 557,271 t in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
557,271 t
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
11th
of 24 groups
All-time high
557,271 t
in 2024
All-time low
110,561 t
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Production in Americas, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sesame seed — production in Americas stood at 557,271 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 144.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Americas peaked at 557,271 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110,561 t, in 1994.

Americas ranks 11th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Sesame seed — Production in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Production in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 209,437 t —
1962 222,870 t +6.4%
1963 236,315 t +6.0%
1964 259,116 t +9.6%
1965 254,886 t -1.6%
1966 263,291 t +3.3%
1967 270,013 t +2.6%
1968 269,326 t -0.3%
1969 290,834 t +8.0%
1970 348,300 t +19.8%
1971 326,187 t -6.3%
1972 270,578 t -17.0%
1973 300,998 t +11.2%
1974 275,227 t -8.6%
1975 226,292 t -17.8%
1976 203,221 t -10.2%
1977 247,843 t +22.0%
1978 248,298 t +0.2%
1979 268,541 t +8.2%
1980 250,225 t -6.8%
1981 178,325 t -28.7%
1982 134,644 t -24.5%
1983 189,990 t +41.1%
1984 162,039 t -14.7%
1985 191,519 t +18.2%
1986 189,334 t -1.1%
1987 167,582 t -11.5%
1988 158,664 t -5.3%
1989 171,608 t +8.2%
1990 194,949 t +13.6%
1991 165,053 t -15.3%
1992 121,938 t -26.1%
1993 126,817 t +4.0%
1994 110,561 t -12.8%
1995 137,351 t +24.2%
1996 171,515 t +24.9%
1997 138,906 t -19.0%
1998 140,609 t +1.2%
1999 154,319 t +9.8%
2000 139,938 t -9.3%
2001 158,118 t +13.0%
2002 121,509 t -23.2%
2003 133,573 t +9.9%
2004 186,108 t +39.3%
2005 199,389 t +7.1%
2006 191,551 t -3.9%
2007 168,699 t -11.9%
2008 157,483 t -6.6%
2009 181,747 t +15.4%
2010 170,510 t -6.2%
2011 182,654 t +7.1%
2012 172,535 t -5.5%
2013 169,883 t -1.5%
2014 227,684 t +34.0%
2015 236,696 t +4.0%
2016 198,215 t -16.3%
2017 196,693 t -0.8%
2018 197,454 t +0.4%
2019 262,358 t +32.9%
2020 232,073 t -11.5%
2021 246,682 t +6.3%
2022 337,082 t +36.6%
2023 534,199 t +58.5%
2024 557,271 t +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 252,899 t 209,437 t 290,834 t 9
1970s 271,548 t 203,221 t 348,300 t 10
1980s 179,393 t 134,644 t 250,225 t 10
1990s 146,202 t 110,561 t 194,949 t 10
2000s 163,812 t 121,509 t 199,389 t 10
2010s 201,468 t 169,883 t 262,358 t 10
2020s 381,461 t 232,073 t 557,271 t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15,238 t compare
  2. 8 China 381,641 t compare
  3. 9 China, mainland 380,000 t compare
  4. 9 Türkiye 14,439 t compare
  5. 10 Sudan (former) 363,000 t compare
  6. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 11,958 t compare
  7. 11 Chad 291,397 t compare
  8. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,700 t compare
  9. 12 Burkina Faso 272,201 t compare
  10. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,565 t compare
  11. 13 Central African Republic 204,399 t compare
  12. 14 South Sudan 175,612 t compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — production in Americas?
Sesame seed — production in Americas was 557,271 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 557,271 t in 2024.
What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 110,561 t in 1994.
How does Americas rank for sesame seed — production?
Americas ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 144.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sesame seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
109 places, 6,102 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.