Sesame seed — Yield in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Sesame seed — Yield was 849.6 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
849.6 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 13 countries
All-time high
860 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
287.1 kg/ha
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Yield in Viet Nam, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sesame seed — yield in Viet Nam stood at 849.6 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — yield in Viet Nam peaked at 860 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 287.1 kg/ha, in 1979.

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

Sesame seed — Yield in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Yield in Viet Nam, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 400 kg/ha —
1962 398.4 kg/ha -0.4%
1963 398.2 kg/ha -0.1%
1964 412.5 kg/ha +3.6%
1965 400 kg/ha -3.0%
1966 426.7 kg/ha +6.7%
1967 440 kg/ha +3.1%
1968 440 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 440 kg/ha +0.0%
1970 453.3 kg/ha +3.0%
1971 405.4 kg/ha -10.6%
1972 405.4 kg/ha +0.0%
1973 416.7 kg/ha +2.8%
1974 438.4 kg/ha +5.2%
1975 506.8 kg/ha +15.6%
1976 355.5 kg/ha -29.9%
1977 306.5 kg/ha -13.8%
1978 287.9 kg/ha -6.1%
1979 287.1 kg/ha -0.3%
1980 364.9 kg/ha +27.1%
1981 406.2 kg/ha +11.3%
1982 373.8 kg/ha -8.0%
1983 308.3 kg/ha -17.5%
1984 415.3 kg/ha +34.7%
1985 387.9 kg/ha -6.6%
1986 366.1 kg/ha -5.6%
1987 351.9 kg/ha -3.9%
1988 374.2 kg/ha +6.3%
1989 545.5 kg/ha +45.8%
1990 475 kg/ha -12.9%
1991 587 kg/ha +23.6%
1992 581.4 kg/ha -1.0%
1993 574.5 kg/ha -1.2%
1994 571.4 kg/ha -0.5%
1995 557.7 kg/ha -2.4%
1996 600 kg/ha +7.6%
1997 432.4 kg/ha -27.9%
1998 400 kg/ha -7.5%
1999 458.7 kg/ha +14.7%
2000 456.5 kg/ha -0.5%
2001 524.3 kg/ha +14.9%
2002 381.7 kg/ha -27.2%
2003 418.1 kg/ha +9.5%
2004 515.8 kg/ha +23.4%
2005 518.9 kg/ha +0.6%
2006 488.9 kg/ha -5.8%
2007 500 kg/ha +2.3%
2008 511.1 kg/ha +2.2%
2009 533.3 kg/ha +4.3%
2010 361.7 kg/ha -32.2%
2011 691.7 kg/ha +91.2%
2012 726.2 kg/ha +5.0%
2013 775.5 kg/ha +6.8%
2014 807.4 kg/ha +4.1%
2015 843.8 kg/ha +4.5%
2016 859.4 kg/ha +1.8%
2017 803.3 kg/ha -6.5%
2018 731.3 kg/ha -9.0%
2019 840.1 kg/ha +14.9%
2020 835.7 kg/ha -0.5%
2021 830.3 kg/ha -0.6%
2022 856.1 kg/ha +3.1%
2023 860 kg/ha +0.5%
2024 849.6 kg/ha -1.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sesame seed — Yield in Viet Nam 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.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +91.2% 361.7 kg/ha 691.7 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 417.31 kg/ha 398.2 kg/ha 440 kg/ha 9
1970s 386.3 kg/ha 287.1 kg/ha 506.8 kg/ha 10
1980s 389.41 kg/ha 308.3 kg/ha 545.5 kg/ha 10
1990s 523.81 kg/ha 400 kg/ha 600 kg/ha 10
2000s 484.86 kg/ha 381.7 kg/ha 533.3 kg/ha 10
2010s 744.04 kg/ha 361.7 kg/ha 859.4 kg/ha 10
2020s 846.34 kg/ha 830.3 kg/ha 860 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 Central African Republic 4,870 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,424 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Lebanon 4,796 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Israel 2,036 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 744.1 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 Uzbekistan 1,765 kg/ha compare
  7. 5 Italy 1,677 kg/ha compare
  8. 5 Syrian Arab Republic 743.3 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — yield in Viet Nam?
Sesame seed — yield in Viet Nam was 849.6 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — yield recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 860 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest sesame seed — yield recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 287.1 kg/ha in 1979.
How does Viet Nam rank for sesame seed — yield?
Viet Nam ranks 2nd out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — yield rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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