Sesame seed — Production in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Sesame seed — Production was 789,276 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Production in South-Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — production in South-Eastern Asia is 789,276 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 960,799 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80,248 t, in 1964.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 24 groups on this measure, 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-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88,086 t | — |
| 1962 | 108,070 t | +22.7% |
| 1963 | 116,593 t | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 80,248 t | -31.2% |
| 1965 | 129,900 t | +61.9% |
| 1966 | 90,680 t | -30.2% |
| 1967 | 87,511 t | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 142,025 t | +62.3% |
| 1969 | 115,817 t | -18.5% |
| 1970 | 135,307 t | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 164,108 t | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 144,339 t | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 103,602 t | -28.2% |
| 1974 | 195,095 t | +88.3% |
| 1975 | 125,244 t | -35.8% |
| 1976 | 164,765 t | +31.6% |
| 1977 | 126,063 t | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 151,582 t | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 238,537 t | +57.4% |
| 1980 | 146,051 t | -38.8% |
| 1981 | 200,518 t | +37.3% |
| 1982 | 215,731 t | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 229,155 t | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 249,470 t | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 297,634 t | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 300,426 t | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 244,823 t | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 212,993 t | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 204,313 t | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 262,163 t | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 237,630 t | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 300,794 t | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 289,541 t | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 368,200 t | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 370,600 t | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 413,800 t | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 321,650 t | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 215,597 t | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 317,590 t | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 445,735 t | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 409,250 t | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 472,237 t | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 515,776 t | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 597,235 t | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 604,987 t | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 719,000 t | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 805,560 t | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 942,226 t | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 902,925 t | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 891,418 t | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 960,799 t | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 895,524 t | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 915,664 t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 897,845 t | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 938,274 t | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 916,893 t | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 853,632 t | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 794,922 t | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 821,285 t | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 737,845 t | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 812,726 t | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 808,975 t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 773,101 t | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 789,276 t | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,548 t | 80,248 t | 142,025 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 154,864 t | 103,602 t | 238,537 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 230,111 t | 146,051 t | 300,426 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 309,756 t | 215,597 t | 413,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 641,493 t | 409,250 t | 942,226 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,626 t | 794,922 t | 960,799 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,385 t | 737,845 t | 812,726 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 6 Ethiopia 435,456 t compare
- 7 Brazil 399,400 t compare
- 8 China 381,641 t compare
- 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
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- Cereals, primary — Area harvested 53.92 million ha (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying 1.02 million 1000 An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 10.66 million t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 10,449 g/An (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 7.33 million t (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 19,224 kg/ha (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 381,467 ha (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production 234.22 million t (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield 4,344 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — production in South-Eastern Asia?
- Sesame seed — production in South-Eastern Asia was 789,276 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 960,799 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,248 t in 1964.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for sesame seed — production?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South-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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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.