Sesame seed — Production in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Sesame seed — Production was 204,399 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Production in Central African Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 204,399 t for sesame seed — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Central African Republic peaked at 301,379 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,500 t, in 1961.
That places Central African Republic 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Production in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 9,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8,300 t | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 7,500 t | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 9,300 t | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 13,000 t | +39.8% |
| 1968 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 14,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13,000 t | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 12,000 t | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 12,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 12,851 t | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 12,407 t | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 13,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 10,800 t | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 7,599 t | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 10,465 t | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 11,316 t | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 11,055 t | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 10,900 t | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 8,000 t | -26.6% |
| 1984 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 11,066 t | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 15,684 t | +41.7% |
| 1987 | 16,377 t | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 17,984 t | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 17,180 t | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 21,034 t | +22.4% |
| 1991 | 23,558 t | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 24,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 24,500 t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27,000 t | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 28,600 t | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 30,600 t | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 32,000 t | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 33,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 36,000 t | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 37,400 t | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 39,400 t | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 41,100 t | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 42,800 t | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 44,500 t | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 34,100 t | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 42,000 t | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 48,066 t | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 49,027 t | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50,008 t | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 186,793 t | +273.5% |
| 2011 | 202,110 t | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 199,469 t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 119,821 t | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 189,745 t | +58.4% |
| 2015 | 237,697 t | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 278,248 t | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 278,641 t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 289,786 t | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 301,379 t | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 179,952 t | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 185,352 t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 190,917 t | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 196,641 t | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 204,399 t | +3.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 204,399 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 140,000 t, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 204,399 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,000 t, 4.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Production in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +273.5% | 50,008 t | 186,793 t |
| 1962 | +100.0% | 4,500 t | 9,000 t |
| 2014 | +58.4% | 119,821 t | 189,745 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,844 t | 4,500 t | 14,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,512 t | 7,599 t | 13,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,856 t | 8,000 t | 17,984 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,029 t | 21,034 t | 36,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,840 t | 34,100 t | 50,008 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,369 t | 119,821 t | 301,379 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,452 t | 179,952 t | 204,399 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 10 Sudan (former) 363,000 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 11,958 t compare
- 11 Chad 291,397 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,700 t compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 272,201 t compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,565 t compare
- 14 South Sudan 175,612 t compare
- 15 Mozambique 173,819 t compare
- 16 Niger 141,025 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 153.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 27.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — production in Central African Republic?
- Sesame seed — production in Central African Republic was 204,399 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 301,379 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 t in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for sesame seed — production?
- Central African Republic ranks 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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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.