Sesame seed — Production in China
China: Sesame seed — Production was 455 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sesame seed — Production in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — production in China is 455 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in China peaked at 640 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 353 1000 t, in 2016.
That places China 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 516.8 1000 t | 353 1000 t | 640 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 452 1000 t | 437 1000 t | 459 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 12.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — production in China?
- Sesame seed — production in China was 455 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 640 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 353 1000 t in 2016.
- How does China rank for sesame seed — production?
- China ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.