Sesame seed — Yield in Türkiye

Türkiye: Sesame seed — Yield was 707.6 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
707.6 kg/ha
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
6th
of 13 countries
All-time high
750.8 kg/ha
in 2009
All-time low
375.2 kg/ha
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Yield in Türkiye, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sesame seed — yield in Türkiye is 707.6 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — yield in Türkiye peaked at 750.8 kg/ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 375.2 kg/ha, in 1993.

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

Sesame seed — Yield in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Yield in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 564.1 kg/ha —
1962 577.5 kg/ha +2.4%
1963 540.5 kg/ha -6.4%
1964 566.7 kg/ha +4.8%
1965 566.7 kg/ha +0.0%
1966 592.6 kg/ha +4.6%
1967 666.7 kg/ha +12.5%
1968 625 kg/ha -6.3%
1969 611.9 kg/ha -2.1%
1970 580.6 kg/ha -5.1%
1971 671.9 kg/ha +15.7%
1972 523.8 kg/ha -22.0%
1973 553.2 kg/ha +5.6%
1974 630.4 kg/ha +14.0%
1975 611.1 kg/ha -3.1%
1976 584.1 kg/ha -4.4%
1977 740.2 kg/ha +26.7%
1978 674.3 kg/ha -8.9%
1979 577.8 kg/ha -14.3%
1980 577.8 kg/ha +0.0%
1981 625 kg/ha +8.2%
1982 610.2 kg/ha -2.4%
1983 633.3 kg/ha +3.8%
1984 501.1 kg/ha -20.9%
1985 514.4 kg/ha +2.7%
1986 450.1 kg/ha -12.5%
1987 398.2 kg/ha -11.5%
1988 478.7 kg/ha +20.2%
1989 379.1 kg/ha -20.8%
1990 459.8 kg/ha +21.3%
1991 457.4 kg/ha -0.5%
1992 410.8 kg/ha -10.2%
1993 375.2 kg/ha -8.7%
1994 401.4 kg/ha +7.0%
1995 411.4 kg/ha +2.5%
1996 408.5 kg/ha -0.7%
1997 411.8 kg/ha +0.8%
1998 498.6 kg/ha +21.1%
1999 549.1 kg/ha +10.1%
2000 467.6 kg/ha -14.8%
2001 460 kg/ha -1.6%
2002 458.3 kg/ha -0.4%
2003 501.4 kg/ha +9.4%
2004 535 kg/ha +6.7%
2005 612.6 kg/ha +14.5%
2006 664.6 kg/ha +8.5%
2007 671.9 kg/ha +1.1%
2008 711.4 kg/ha +5.9%
2009 750.8 kg/ha +5.5%
2010 737.6 kg/ha -1.8%
2011 675.5 kg/ha -8.4%
2012 560.3 kg/ha -17.1%
2013 623.6 kg/ha +11.3%
2014 673.2 kg/ha +8.0%
2015 659.7 kg/ha -2.0%
2016 676.1 kg/ha +2.5%
2017 656.8 kg/ha -2.9%
2018 671.1 kg/ha +2.2%
2019 679.7 kg/ha +1.3%
2020 730.9 kg/ha +7.5%
2021 699.3 kg/ha -4.3%
2022 715.1 kg/ha +2.3%
2023 735.2 kg/ha +2.8%
2024 707.6 kg/ha -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 590.19 kg/ha 540.5 kg/ha 666.7 kg/ha 9
1970s 614.74 kg/ha 523.8 kg/ha 740.2 kg/ha 10
1980s 516.79 kg/ha 379.1 kg/ha 633.3 kg/ha 10
1990s 438.4 kg/ha 375.2 kg/ha 549.1 kg/ha 10
2000s 583.36 kg/ha 458.3 kg/ha 750.8 kg/ha 10
2010s 661.36 kg/ha 560.3 kg/ha 737.6 kg/ha 10
2020s 717.62 kg/ha 699.3 kg/ha 735.2 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 3 Israel 2,036 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 744.1 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 Uzbekistan 1,765 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 Italy 1,677 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 743.3 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Tajikistan 1,568 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 China, mainland 1,520 kg/ha compare
  8. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 690.5 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 China 1,516 kg/ha compare
  10. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 561.2 kg/ha compare
  11. 9 Nigeria 1,286 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — yield in Türkiye?
Sesame seed — yield in Türkiye was 707.6 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — yield recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 750.8 kg/ha in 2009.
What is the lowest sesame seed — yield recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 375.2 kg/ha in 1993.
How does Türkiye rank for sesame seed — yield?
Türkiye ranks 6th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — yield rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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