Sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sesame seed — Production was 41.57 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
41.57 t
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
20th
of 24 groups
All-time high
13,294 t
in 1963
All-time low
40.37 t
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sesame seed — production in Southern Europe stood at 41.57 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 89.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Southern Europe peaked at 13,294 t in 1963 and was at its lowest, 40.37 t, in 2020.

That places Southern Europe 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 8,239 t
1962 6,133 t -25.6%
1963 13,294 t +116.8%
1964 9,430 t -29.1%
1965 5,678 t -39.8%
1966 7,233 t +27.4%
1967 8,021 t +10.9%
1968 5,233 t -34.8%
1969 4,600 t -12.1%
1970 8,050 t +75.0%
1971 7,018 t -12.8%
1972 5,808 t -17.2%
1973 4,700 t -19.1%
1974 3,061 t -34.9%
1975 3,328 t +8.7%
1976 2,515 t -24.4%
1977 2,042 t -18.8%
1978 1,418 t -30.6%
1979 1,833 t +29.3%
1980 2,332 t +27.2%
1981 1,872 t -19.7%
1982 1,276 t -31.8%
1983 1,081 t -15.3%
1984 828 t -23.4%
1985 1,186 t +43.2%
1986 697 t -41.2%
1987 649 t -6.9%
1988 788 t +21.4%
1989 490 t -37.8%
1990 442 t -9.8%
1991 252 t -43.0%
1992 374 t +48.4%
1993 341.89 t -8.6%
1994 294.33 t -13.9%
1995 258 t -12.3%
1996 220.55 t -14.5%
1997 113.04 t -48.7%
1998 150.17 t +32.8%
1999 146.38 t -2.5%
2000 145.61 t -0.5%
2001 184.15 t +26.5%
2002 279.02 t +51.5%
2003 289.95 t +3.9%
2004 319.78 t +10.3%
2005 235.78 t -26.3%
2006 245 t +3.9%
2007 213.22 t -13.0%
2008 237.68 t +11.5%
2009 259.9 t +9.3%
2010 328.27 t +26.3%
2011 365.28 t +11.3%
2012 378.06 t +3.5%
2013 417.18 t +10.3%
2014 408.71 t -2.0%
2015 1,127 t +175.8%
2016 1,028 t -8.8%
2017 980.83 t -4.6%
2018 42.34 t -95.7%
2019 42.7 t +0.9%
2020 40.37 t -5.5%
2021 41.8 t +3.5%
2022 41.63 t -0.4%
2023 41.27 t -0.9%
2024 41.57 t +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,540 t 4,600 t 13,294 t 9
1970s 3,977 t 1,418 t 8,050 t 10
1980s 1,120 t 490 t 2,332 t 10
1990s 259.24 t 113.04 t 442 t 10
2000s 241.01 t 145.61 t 319.78 t 10
2010s 511.89 t 42.34 t 1,127 t 10
2020s 41.33 t 40.37 t 41.8 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 17 Uganda 140,000 t compare
  2. 18 Cameroon 75,000 t compare
  3. 19 Mali 51,242 t compare
  4. 20 Senegal 45,000 t compare
  5. 21 Mexico 44,112 t compare
  6. 22 Egypt 41,708 t compare
  7. 23 Paraguay 37,200 t compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — production in Southern Europe?
Sesame seed — production in Southern Europe was 41.57 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 13,294 t in 1963.
What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 40.37 t in 2020.
How does Southern Europe rank for sesame seed — production?
Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.