Sesame seed — Yield in Jordan
Jordan: Sesame seed — Yield was 1,235 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Yield in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — yield in Jordan stood at 1,235 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 154.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — yield in Jordan peaked at 7,410 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Jordan 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Yield in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 425.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 374 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 376.9 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 473.1 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1965 | 397.7 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1966 | 363.6 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 384.6 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 549.5 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 493.2 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 298.6 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 1971 | 189.9 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 1972 | 246.4 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1973 | 156 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 1974 | 174.1 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 162.3 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 384.6 kg/ha | +137.0% |
| 1977 | 370.7 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 138.8 kg/ha | -62.6% |
| 1979 | 70 kg/ha | -49.6% |
| 1980 | 277.8 kg/ha | +296.9% |
| 1981 | 335.5 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 363.1 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 522.2 kg/ha | +43.8% |
| 1984 | 309.2 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1985 | 724.6 kg/ha | +134.3% |
| 1986 | 285.7 kg/ha | -60.6% |
| 1987 | 279.1 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 333.3 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 143.8 kg/ha | -56.9% |
| 1990 | 649.7 kg/ha | +351.8% |
| 1991 | 279.3 kg/ha | -57.0% |
| 1992 | 386 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1993 | 1,719 kg/ha | +345.3% |
| 1994 | 1,500 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 1,230 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 1,545 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 464.6 kg/ha | -69.9% |
| 1998 | 1,023 kg/ha | +120.2% |
| 1999 | 923.1 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 807.4 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 1,333 kg/ha | +65.1% |
| 2002 | 3,233 kg/ha | +142.5% |
| 2003 | 1,389 kg/ha | -57.0% |
| 2004 | 652.2 kg/ha | -53.0% |
| 2005 | 723.9 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 500 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 666.7 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 586.2 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 789.5 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 936.5 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 1,658 kg/ha | +77.0% |
| 2012 | 1,667 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,000 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 484.8 kg/ha | -51.5% |
| 2015 | 1,640 kg/ha | +238.3% |
| 2016 | 1,000 kg/ha | -39.0% |
| 2017 | 937.5 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 7,410 kg/ha | +690.4% |
| 2021 | 1,622 kg/ha | -78.1% |
| 2022 | 1,235 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 1,242 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,235 kg/ha | -0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1,235 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 804.7 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1,235 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,000 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Yield in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +690.4% | 937.5 kg/ha | 7,410 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +351.8% | 143.8 kg/ha | 649.7 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +345.3% | 386 kg/ha | 1,719 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 426.46 kg/ha | 363.6 kg/ha | 549.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 219.14 kg/ha | 70 kg/ha | 384.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 357.43 kg/ha | 143.8 kg/ha | 724.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 971.94 kg/ha | 279.3 kg/ha | 1,719 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,068 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 3,233 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,859 kg/ha | 484.8 kg/ha | 7,410 kg/ha | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,334 kg/ha | 1,235 kg/ha | 1,622 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 8 China 1,516 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 561.2 kg/ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 1,286 kg/ha compare
- 10 Cameroon 1,250 kg/ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 434.4 kg/ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 425.1 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iraq 1,229 kg/ha compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 1,216 kg/ha compare
- 14 Gambia 1,147 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — yield in Jordan?
- Sesame seed — yield in Jordan was 1,235 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,410 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for sesame seed — yield?
- Jordan ranks 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — yield rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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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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.