China vs Ethiopia: Sesame seed production

China

380,000 tonnes

in 2024

Ethiopia

435,456 tonnes

in 2024

China rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

6th

Sesame seed production over time

Ethiopia currently reports 435,456 tonnes against 380,000 tonnes in China, a difference of 55,456 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was China ahead.

China ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 78 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Sesame seed production is measured in tonnes.