Sesame seed — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Sesame seed — Production was 940.74 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
940.74 t
Change on year
down 4.5%
Rank
19th
of 24 groups
All-time high
12,708 t
in 1963
All-time low
94 t
in 2000
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Sesame seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2017

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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 European Union (27) is 940.74 t, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 455.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in European Union (27) peaked at 12,708 t in 1963 and was at its lowest, 94 t, in 2000.

That places European Union (27) 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sesame seed — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2017.
Year t Change
1961 8,036 t
1962 6,062 t -24.6%
1963 12,708 t +109.6%
1964 9,199 t -27.6%
1965 5,485 t -40.4%
1966 7,620 t +38.9%
1967 8,990 t +18.0%
1968 5,659 t -37.1%
1969 4,682 t -17.3%
1970 7,989 t +70.6%
1971 7,020 t -12.1%
1972 5,811 t -17.2%
1973 4,707 t -19.0%
1974 3,280 t -30.3%
1975 3,514 t +7.1%
1976 2,533 t -27.9%
1977 2,055 t -18.9%
1978 1,413 t -31.2%
1979 1,737 t +22.9%
1980 2,283 t +31.4%
1981 1,802 t -21.1%
1982 1,106 t -38.6%
1983 1,001 t -9.5%
1984 744 t -25.7%
1985 1,083 t +45.6%
1986 621 t -42.7%
1987 564 t -9.2%
1988 725 t +28.5%
1989 326 t -55.0%
1990 212 t -35.0%
1991 240 t +13.2%
1992 287 t +19.6%
1993 233.89 t -18.5%
1994 186.33 t -20.3%
1995 150 t -19.5%
1996 111.55 t -25.6%
1997 109.04 t -2.3%
1998 106.17 t -2.6%
1999 102.39 t -3.6%
2000 94 t -8.2%
2001 134.32 t +42.9%
2002 230.05 t +71.3%
2003 250.76 t +9.0%
2004 281 t +12.1%
2005 188 t -33.1%
2006 196 t +4.3%
2007 169.22 t -13.7%
2008 188.68 t +11.5%
2009 213.96 t +13.4%
2010 279.27 t +30.5%
2011 321.75 t +15.2%
2012 329.06 t +2.3%
2013 368.18 t +11.9%
2014 366.91 t -0.3%
2015 1,087 t +196.2%
2016 984.74 t -9.4%
2017 940.74 t -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,605 t 4,682 t 12,708 t 9
1970s 4,006 t 1,413 t 7,989 t 10
1980s 1,026 t 326 t 2,283 t 10
1990s 173.84 t 102.39 t 287 t 10
2000s 194.6 t 94 t 281 t 10
2010s 584.69 t 279.27 t 1,087 t 8

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 16 Niger 141,025 t compare
  2. 17 Uganda 140,000 t compare
  3. 18 Cameroon 75,000 t compare
  4. 19 Mali 51,242 t compare
  5. 20 Senegal 45,000 t compare
  6. 21 Mexico 44,112 t compare
  7. 22 Egypt 41,708 t compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — production in European Union (27)?
Sesame seed — production in European Union (27) was 940.74 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 12,708 t in 1963.
What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 94 t in 2000.
How does European Union (27) rank for sesame seed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2017.
Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 455.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.