Sesame seed — Production in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Sesame seed — Production was 272,670 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — production in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 272,670 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 730,000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,809 t, in 1976.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,193 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,144 t | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 10,908 t | +19.3% |
| 1964 | 11,708 t | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 11,971 t | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 8,949 t | -25.2% |
| 1967 | 11,051 t | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 11,186 t | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 11,712 t | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 11,315 t | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 10,526 t | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 8,015 t | -23.9% |
| 1973 | 11,515 t | +43.7% |
| 1974 | 9,747 t | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 10,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5,809 t | -41.9% |
| 1977 | 11,379 t | +95.9% |
| 1978 | 15,069 t | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 17,814 t | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 15,000 t | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 20,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 21,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 22,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 23,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 24,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 25,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 26,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 27,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 28,000 t | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 29,000 t | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 30,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 28,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 29,000 t | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 30,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 31,000 t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 33,000 t | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 33,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 40,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 39,000 t | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 14,360 t | -63.2% |
| 2002 | 55,100 t | +283.7% |
| 2003 | 41,000 t | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 67,410 t | +64.4% |
| 2005 | 103,640 t | +53.7% |
| 2006 | 48,000 t | -53.7% |
| 2007 | 155,794 t | +224.6% |
| 2008 | 46,767 t | -70.0% |
| 2009 | 90,000 t | +92.4% |
| 2010 | 144,420 t | +60.5% |
| 2011 | 357,162 t | +147.3% |
| 2012 | 456,000 t | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 420,000 t | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 540,000 t | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 680,000 t | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 730,000 t | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 620,000 t | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 640,000 t | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 680,000 t | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 228,920 t | -66.3% |
| 2021 | 236,162 t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 79,170 t | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 266,994 t | +237.2% |
| 2024 | 272,670 t | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,980 t | 8,949 t | 12,193 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,119 t | 5,809 t | 17,814 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,100 t | 15,000 t | 28,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,900 t | 28,000 t | 40,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,107 t | 14,360 t | 155,794 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 526,758 t | 144,420 t | 730,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 216,783 t | 79,170 t | 272,670 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 India 866,111 t compare
- 2 Myanmar 720,000 t compare
- 3 Sudan 626,173 t compare
- 4 Nigeria 450,000 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,000 t compare
- 5 Pakistan 435,928 t compare
- 6 Ethiopia 435,456 t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,362 t compare
- 7 Brazil 399,400 t compare
- 7 Viet Nam 19,576 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — production in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Sesame seed — production in United Republic of Tanzania was 272,670 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 730,000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,809 t in 1976.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for sesame seed — production?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.