Sesame seed — Production in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sesame seed — Production was 30,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Production in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — production in Guatemala stood at 30,000 t.
The figure is down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Guatemala peaked at 60,750 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 700 t, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Production in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,400 t | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 1,300 t | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 1,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 1,400 t | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 1,300 t | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 4,100 t | +215.4% |
| 1968 | 5,200 t | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 4,839 t | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 8,280 t | +71.1% |
| 1971 | 6,745 t | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 10,635 t | +57.7% |
| 1973 | 12,811 t | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 10,060 t | -21.5% |
| 1975 | 12,705 t | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 15,525 t | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 13,349 t | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 14,357 t | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 13,220 t | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 11,750 t | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 21,900 t | +86.4% |
| 1982 | 13,150 t | -40.0% |
| 1983 | 14,800 t | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 25,505 t | +72.3% |
| 1985 | 27,120 t | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 28,050 t | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 20,730 t | -26.1% |
| 1988 | 25,800 t | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 16,950 t | -34.3% |
| 1990 | 24,370 t | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 22,510 t | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 23,238 t | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 23,731 t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27,216 t | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 33,561 t | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 35,562 t | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 32,205 t | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 31,680 t | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 32,813 t | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 19,051 t | -41.9% |
| 2001 | 31,751 t | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 32,386 t | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 34,000 t | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 41,690 t | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 43,852 t | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 36,884 t | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 35,776 t | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 31,448 t | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 38,012 t | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 49,870 t | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 39,468 t | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 51,075 t | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 52,885 t | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 54,758 t | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60,750 t | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 55,647 t | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 39,000 t | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 38,000 t | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 38,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,000 t | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 30,000 t | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 30,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,253 t, 9.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 30,000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,417 t, 21.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Production in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +215.4% | 1,300 t | 4,100 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,360 t | 700 t | 5,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,769 t | 6,745 t | 15,525 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,576 t | 11,750 t | 28,050 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,689 t | 22,510 t | 35,562 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,485 t | 19,051 t | 43,852 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,945 t | 38,000 t | 60,750 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,000 t | 30,000 t | 35,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 23 Paraguay 37,200 t compare
- 24 Ethiopia PDR 36,000 t compare
- 25 Thailand 31,000 t compare
- 27 Bangladesh 29,997 t compare
- 28 Afghanistan 28,799 t compare
- 29 Yemen 20,500 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — production in Guatemala?
- Sesame seed — production in Guatemala was 30,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 60,750 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 t in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for sesame seed — production?
- Guatemala ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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About this data
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.