Which has higher sesame seed production, Brazil or China?

Brazil, at 399,400 tonnes against 380,000 tonnes in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in sesame seed production between Brazil and China?

19,400 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sesame seed production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs China: Sesame seed production

Brazil

399,400 tonnes

in 2024

China

380,000 tonnes

in 2024

Brazil rank

7th

China rank

8th

Sesame seed production over time

Brazil
China

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 399,400 tonnes against 380,000 tonnes in China, a difference of 19,400 tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and China ranks 8th of 79 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,667 tonnes	262,778 tonnes	260,111 tonnes	China
1970s	2,850 tonnes	270,200 tonnes	267,350 tonnes	China
1980s	4,000 tonnes	451,272 tonnes	447,272 tonnes	China
1990s	13,000 tonnes	565,537 tonnes	552,537 tonnes	China
2000s	12,700 tonnes	686,024 tonnes	673,324 tonnes	China
2010s	23,800 tonnes	515,176 tonnes	491,376 tonnes	China
2020s	214,420 tonnes	436,200 tonnes	221,780 tonnes	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sesame seed production, Brazil or China?: Brazil, at 399,400 tonnes against 380,000 tonnes in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in sesame seed production between Brazil and China?: 19,400 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for sesame seed production?: Brazil ranks 7th and China ranks 8th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sesame seed production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sesame seed production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 4,362 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Sesame seed production is measured in tonnes.