Sesame seed — Yield in Americas

Americas: Sesame seed — Yield was 649.2 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
649.2 kg/ha
Change on year
up 11.8%
Rank
10th
of 22 groups
All-time high
727.9 kg/ha
in 2013
All-time low
479.2 kg/ha
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Americas recorded 649.2 kg/ha for sesame seed — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — yield in Americas peaked at 727.9 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 479.2 kg/ha, in 1976.

That places Americas 10th out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sesame seed — Yield in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Yield in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 633.8 kg/ha —
1962 615.1 kg/ha -3.0%
1963 630.5 kg/ha +2.5%
1964 649.7 kg/ha +3.0%
1965 595 kg/ha -8.4%
1966 651.8 kg/ha +9.5%
1967 588.4 kg/ha -9.7%
1968 600.9 kg/ha +2.1%
1969 626.7 kg/ha +4.3%
1970 679.5 kg/ha +8.4%
1971 618 kg/ha -9.1%
1972 594.7 kg/ha -3.8%
1973 633.5 kg/ha +6.5%
1974 567.2 kg/ha -10.5%
1975 514.7 kg/ha -9.3%
1976 479.2 kg/ha -6.9%
1977 577.5 kg/ha +20.5%
1978 532.9 kg/ha -7.7%
1979 595.8 kg/ha +11.8%
1980 556.2 kg/ha -6.6%
1981 564.9 kg/ha +1.6%
1982 528.8 kg/ha -6.4%
1983 551.5 kg/ha +4.3%
1984 544.1 kg/ha -1.3%
1985 560.4 kg/ha +3.0%
1986 561.6 kg/ha +0.2%
1987 494.7 kg/ha -11.9%
1988 490.3 kg/ha -0.9%
1989 545.8 kg/ha +11.3%
1990 560.4 kg/ha +2.7%
1991 507.8 kg/ha -9.4%
1992 602.4 kg/ha +18.6%
1993 622.2 kg/ha +3.3%
1994 617.6 kg/ha -0.7%
1995 623.8 kg/ha +1.0%
1996 628.5 kg/ha +0.8%
1997 555.1 kg/ha -11.7%
1998 571.3 kg/ha +2.9%
1999 628.5 kg/ha +10.0%
2000 561.4 kg/ha -10.7%
2001 618.9 kg/ha +10.2%
2002 671.4 kg/ha +8.5%
2003 647 kg/ha -3.6%
2004 657.9 kg/ha +1.7%
2005 607.2 kg/ha -7.7%
2006 635.9 kg/ha +4.7%
2007 631.7 kg/ha -0.7%
2008 615.5 kg/ha -2.6%
2009 626.3 kg/ha +1.8%
2010 565.7 kg/ha -9.7%
2011 582.2 kg/ha +2.9%
2012 627.1 kg/ha +7.7%
2013 727.9 kg/ha +16.1%
2014 705.9 kg/ha -3.0%
2015 683.8 kg/ha -3.1%
2016 624.8 kg/ha -8.6%
2017 641.8 kg/ha +2.7%
2018 673.4 kg/ha +4.9%
2019 604.5 kg/ha -10.2%
2020 540.4 kg/ha -10.6%
2021 611.9 kg/ha +13.2%
2022 532 kg/ha -13.1%
2023 580.8 kg/ha +9.2%
2024 649.2 kg/ha +11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 621.32 kg/ha 588.4 kg/ha 651.8 kg/ha 9
1970s 579.3 kg/ha 479.2 kg/ha 679.5 kg/ha 10
1980s 539.83 kg/ha 490.3 kg/ha 564.9 kg/ha 10
1990s 591.76 kg/ha 507.8 kg/ha 628.5 kg/ha 10
2000s 627.32 kg/ha 561.4 kg/ha 671.4 kg/ha 10
2010s 643.71 kg/ha 565.7 kg/ha 727.9 kg/ha 10
2020s 582.86 kg/ha 532 kg/ha 649.2 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 7 China, mainland 1,520 kg/ha compare
  2. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 690.5 kg/ha compare
  3. 8 China 1,516 kg/ha compare
  4. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 561.2 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 Nigeria 1,286 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Cameroon 1,250 kg/ha compare
  7. 11 Jordan 1,235 kg/ha compare
  8. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 434.4 kg/ha compare
  9. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 425.1 kg/ha compare
  10. 12 Iraq 1,229 kg/ha compare
  11. 13 Saudi Arabia 1,216 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — yield in Americas?
Sesame seed — yield in Americas was 649.2 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 727.9 kg/ha in 2013.
What is the lowest sesame seed — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 479.2 kg/ha in 1976.
How does Americas rank for sesame seed — yield?
Americas ranks 10th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sesame seed — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
107 places, 5,944 data points, 1961–2024
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