Global Sesame Seed Production Ranking
Sesame Seed Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, India led with 805.5K t, ahead of Myanmar at 700K t.
India alone accounted for 12.7% of the 2023 total.
Pakistan grew the fastest since 2013, up 829.1%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1South Asia |  IndiaIND | 805.5K | +105.7% | 12.7% | +4 |
| 2Southeast Asia |  MyanmarMMR | 700K | -4.9% | 11.0% | — |
| 3North Africa |  SudanSDN | 600.1K | -29.0% | 9.4% | -2 |
| 4East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 454.6K | +4.0% | 7.1% | -1 |
| 5Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 450K | +7.1% | 7.1% | -1 |
| 6#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  EthiopiaETH | 446.1K | +28.0% | 7.0% | — |
| 7Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 361.3K | +107.4% | 5.7% | +5 |
| 8#2South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 301.2K | +97.7% | 4.7% | +5 |
| 9#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 267K | +237.2% | 4.2% | +7 |
| 10 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 247.2K | +18.4% | 3.9% | -3 |
| 11 |  ChadTCD | 209.9K | +3.9% | 3.3% | -3 |
| 12 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 196.6K | +3.0% | 3.1% | -3 |
| 13#2North Africa |  South SudanSSD | 177.1K | -0.8% | 2.8% | -2 |
| 14 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 163.2K | -13.2% | 2.6% | -4 |
| 15 |  UgandaUGA | 140K | +1.4% | 2.2% | -1 |
| 16 |  NigerNIG | 125.4K | +20.5% | 2.0% | -1 |
| 17 |  CameroonCMR | 70K | 0.0% | 1.1% | — |
| 18 |  SenegalSEN | 60K | +48.6% | 0.9% | +4 |
| 19North America |  MexicoMEX | 50.8K | -10.0% | 0.8% | -1 |
| 20 |  MaliMLI | 47.9K | -0.5% | 0.8% | — |
| 21#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ParaguayPRY | 43.6K | +57.1% | 0.7% | +6 |
| 22#3North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 39.4K | -22.4% | 0.6% | -3 |
| 23#2Southeast Asia |  ThailandTHA | 32K | +3.2% | 0.5% | +1 |
| 24#3South Asia |  BangladeshBGD | 30.7K | -1.1% | 0.5% | -1 |
| 25#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  GuatemalaGTM | 30K | 0.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 26Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 29K | 0.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 27 |  SomaliaSOM | 27.6K | +156.2% | 0.4% | +8 |
| 28#3Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 22.1K | -5.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 29 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 21.8K | +0.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 30#2Middle East & C. Asia |  YemenYEM | 20.5K | +0.4% | 0.3% | — |
| 31#3Middle East & C. Asia |  UzbekistanUZB | 16.7K | +16.9% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 32 |  TürkiyeTUR | 16.2K | -6.8% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 33 |  AfghanistanAFG | 14K | -66.6% | 0.2% | -12 |
| 34 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 13.9K | +13.0% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 35 |  ZimbabweZWE | 12K | +50.0% | 0.2% | +5 |
| 36 |  Sri LankaLKA | 11.4K | +11.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 37 |  BeninBEN | 10K | 0.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 37 |  CambodiaKHM | 10K | 0.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 39 |  MalawiMWI | 9.7K | +37.8% | 0.2% | +3 |
| 40 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 9.4K | +18.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 41 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 9.1K | +2.8% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 42#2East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 9K | -23.2% | 0.1% | -8 |
| 43 |  EritreaERI | 4.9K | +0.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 44 |  ColombiaCOL | 4.6K | +16.2% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 45 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 4.6K | -0.3% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 46 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 4.2K | +2.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 47 |  HaitiHTI | 4.2K | +0.2% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 48 |  KenyaKEN | 3.8K | +19.7% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 49 |  GuineaGIN | 3.3K | +7.8% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 50 |  AngolaAGO | 3.3K | +0.5% | 0.1% | — |
| 51 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 3.3K | -8.1% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 52 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 3.1K | +0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 53 |  TogoTGO | 1.9K | +0.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 54 |  NicaraguaNIC | 1.7K | -57.2% | 0.0% | -6 |
| 55#3East Asia |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 1.2K | -33.6% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 56 |  HondurasHND | 1.2K | +0.7% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 57 |  TajikistanTJK | 1.1K | -9.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 58 |  GambiaGMB | 1.1K | -17.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 59 |  IraqIRQ | 782 | -61.7% | 0.0% | -5 |
| 60 |  El SalvadorSLV | 762 | -17.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 61 |  MoroccoMAR | 280 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 62 |  CongoCOG | 277.3 | -0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 63 |  PeruPER | 211.6 | -27.3% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 64 |  LebanonLBN | 207.5 | -0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 65 |  Costa RicaCRI | 163.5 | -0.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 66 |  JordanJOR | 48.2 | +16.7% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 67 |  IsraelISR | 46.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 68Southern Europe |  North MacedoniaMKD | 41.3 | -0.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 69 |  EcuadorECU | 17.8 | -0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 70 |  JapanJPN | 13.9 | +0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
Data Source & License
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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