Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Sesame seed — Production was 390,657 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
390,657 t
Change on year
down 15.7%
Rank
13th
of 24 groups
All-time high
919,591 t
in 2002
All-time low
203,353 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sesame seed — production in Eastern Asia is 390,657 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 919,591 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 203,353 t, in 1961.

Eastern Asia ranks 13th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 203,353 t —
1962 266,981 t +31.3%
1963 278,118 t +4.2%
1964 319,386 t +14.8%
1965 266,857 t -16.4%
1966 300,499 t +12.6%
1967 308,458 t +2.6%
1968 254,353 t -17.5%
1969 266,963 t +5.0%
1970 275,740 t +3.3%
1971 295,354 t +7.1%
1972 274,967 t -6.9%
1973 275,781 t +0.3%
1974 244,817 t -11.2%
1975 234,454 t -4.2%
1976 265,871 t +13.4%
1977 271,892 t +2.3%
1978 355,475 t +30.7%
1979 439,582 t +23.7%
1980 267,344 t -39.2%
1981 525,246 t +96.5%
1982 363,519 t -30.8%
1983 386,315 t +6.3%
1984 518,299 t +34.2%
1985 732,895 t +41.4%
1986 666,842 t -9.0%
1987 570,135 t -14.5%
1988 457,111 t -19.8%
1989 377,892 t -17.3%
1990 507,643 t +34.3%
1991 465,957 t -8.2%
1992 545,350 t +17.0%
1993 579,547 t +6.3%
1994 576,211 t -0.6%
1995 615,202 t +6.8%
1996 604,704 t -1.7%
1997 599,818 t -0.8%
1998 684,260 t +14.1%
1999 767,563 t +12.2%
2000 843,540 t +9.9%
2001 835,781 t -0.9%
2002 919,591 t +10.0%
2003 605,636 t -34.1%
2004 725,183 t +19.7%
2005 649,317 t -10.5%
2006 678,060 t +4.4%
2007 575,052 t -15.2%
2008 606,183 t +5.4%
2009 635,696 t +4.9%
2010 600,661 t -5.5%
2011 615,296 t +2.4%
2012 649,690 t +5.6%
2013 637,234 t -1.9%
2014 644,280 t +1.1%
2015 463,648 t -28.0%
2016 367,058 t -20.8%
2017 384,187 t +4.7%
2018 446,127 t +16.1%
2019 482,104 t +8.1%
2020 465,983 t -3.3%
2021 467,436 t +0.3%
2022 448,798 t -4.0%
2023 463,584 t +3.3%
2024 390,657 t -15.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Asia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +96.5% 267,344 t 525,246 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 273,885 t 203,353 t 319,386 t 9
1970s 293,393 t 234,454 t 439,582 t 10
1980s 486,560 t 267,344 t 732,895 t 10
1990s 594,626 t 465,957 t 767,563 t 10
2000s 707,404 t 575,052 t 919,591 t 10
2010s 529,028 t 367,058 t 649,690 t 10
2020s 447,292 t 390,657 t 467,436 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 10 Sudan (former) 363,000 t compare
  2. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 11,958 t compare
  3. 11 Chad 291,397 t compare
  4. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,700 t compare
  5. 12 Burkina Faso 272,201 t compare
  6. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,565 t compare
  7. 13 Central African Republic 204,399 t compare
  8. 14 South Sudan 175,612 t compare
  9. 15 Mozambique 173,819 t compare
  10. 16 Niger 141,025 t compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — production in Eastern Asia?
Sesame seed — production in Eastern Asia was 390,657 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 919,591 t in 2002.
What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 203,353 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for sesame seed — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.