Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index in Sudan
Sudan: Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index was 213.92 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index in Sudan, 2012–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 213.92 for sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
That places Sudan 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 2 Mozambique 164.51 compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 71.23 compare
- 4 Ethiopia 65.86 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.36 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in Sudan?
- Sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index in Sudan was 213.92 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 213.92 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 126.9 in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Sudan ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is sesame seed — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK