Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Sesame seed — Production was 1,001 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,001 1000 t
Change on year
up 29.5%
Rank
8th
of 24 groups
All-time high
1,485 1000 t
in 2020
All-time low
692 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2010201620232010: 692 1000 t2011: 886 1000 t2012: 917 1000 t2013: 842 1000 t2014: 1.1k 1000 t2015: 1.2k 1000 t2016: 1.2k 1000 t2017: 1.1k 1000 t2018: 1.1k 1000 t2019: 1.4k 1000 t2020: 1.5k 1000 t2021: 1.4k 1000 t2022: 773 1000 t2023: 1.0k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 1,001 1000 t for sesame seed — production in 2023.

That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,485 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 692 1000 t, in 2010.

Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Production in Eastern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 692 1000 t
2011 886 1000 t +28.0%
2012 917 1000 t +3.5%
2013 842 1000 t -8.2%
2014 1,070 1000 t +27.1%
2015 1,238 1000 t +15.7%
2016 1,232 1000 t -0.5%
2017 1,150 1000 t -6.7%
2018 1,143 1000 t -0.6%
2019 1,403 1000 t +22.7%
2020 1,485 1000 t +5.8%
2021 1,443 1000 t -2.8%
2022 773 1000 t -46.4%
2023 1,001 1000 t +29.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,057 1000 t 692 1000 t 1,403 1000 t 10
2020s 1,176 1000 t 773 1000 t 1,485 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 5 Nigeria 420 1000 t compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 301 1000 t compare
  3. 7 Brazil 289 1000 t compare
  4. 8 Burkina Faso 247 1000 t compare
  5. 9 Ethiopia 200 1000 t compare
  6. 10 Mozambique 163 1000 t compare
  7. 11 Uganda 140 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — production in Eastern Africa?
Sesame seed — production in Eastern Africa was 1,001 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,485 1000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest sesame seed — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 692 1000 t in 2010.
How does Eastern Africa rank for sesame seed — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is sesame seed — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
94 places, 1,269 data points, 2010–2023
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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.