Sesame seed — Production in South America
South America: Sesame seed — Production was 475,698 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Production in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South America recorded 475,698 t for sesame seed — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 411.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in South America peaked at 475,698 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42,331 t, in 1994.
That places South America 12th out of 24 groups 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 South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,620 t | — |
| 1962 | 54,362 t | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 58,197 t | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 77,594 t | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 89,542 t | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 83,265 t | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 97,678 t | +17.3% |
| 1968 | 94,908 t | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 100,359 t | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 149,909 t | +49.4% |
| 1971 | 130,833 t | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 92,282 t | -29.5% |
| 1973 | 100,042 t | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 93,315 t | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 91,206 t | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 89,192 t | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 98,671 t | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 82,491 t | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 61,532 t | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 73,642 t | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 62,921 t | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 63,540 t | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 65,153 t | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 46,199 t | -29.1% |
| 1985 | 63,844 t | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 78,889 t | +23.6% |
| 1987 | 76,112 t | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 79,819 t | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 89,550 t | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 81,934 t | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 73,887 t | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 48,577 t | -34.3% |
| 1993 | 48,408 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 42,331 t | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 48,608 t | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 58,215 t | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 59,806 t | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 55,662 t | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 74,617 t | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 64,646 t | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 66,524 t | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 60,633 t | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 57,332 t | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 95,170 t | +66.0% |
| 2005 | 122,304 t | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 119,456 t | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 91,805 t | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 84,591 t | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 103,972 t | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 72,650 t | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 90,674 t | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 67,292 t | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 61,216 t | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 93,082 t | +52.1% |
| 2015 | 113,353 t | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 74,669 t | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 92,106 t | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 91,329 t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 155,028 t | +69.7% |
| 2020 | 134,043 t | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 152,457 t | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 240,326 t | +57.6% |
| 2023 | 445,458 t | +85.4% |
| 2024 | 475,698 t | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,503 t | 50,620 t | 100,359 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 98,947 t | 61,532 t | 149,909 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,967 t | 46,199 t | 89,550 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,205 t | 42,331 t | 81,934 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,643 t | 57,332 t | 122,304 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,140 t | 61,216 t | 155,028 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 289,596 t | 134,043 t | 475,698 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 9 China, mainland 380,000 t compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 363,000 t compare
- 11 Chad 291,397 t compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 272,201 t compare
- 13 Central African Republic 204,399 t compare
- 14 South Sudan 175,612 t compare
- 15 Mozambique 173,819 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — production in South America?
- Sesame seed — production in South America was 475,698 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 475,698 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,331 t in 1994.
- How does South America rank for sesame seed — production?
- South America ranks 12th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 411.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.