Colombia vs Guinea: Sesame seed production
Colombia
3,253 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
3,386 tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
51st
Guinea rank
49th
Sesame seed production over time
- Colombia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3,386 tonnes against 3,253 tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 133 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 51st and Guinea ranks 49th of 79 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,700 tonnes | 499.67 tonnes | 20,200 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 19,650 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 19,250 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 10,230 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 9,830 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6,609 tonnes | 595.1 tonnes | 6,014 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3,291 tonnes | 587.27 tonnes | 2,703 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2,980 tonnes | 2,197 tonnes | 783.26 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3,839 tonnes | 3,497 tonnes | 341.82 tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed production, Colombia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3,386 tonnes against 3,253 tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed production between Colombia and Guinea?
- 133 tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guinea rank globally for sesame seed production?
- Colombia ranks 51st and Guinea ranks 49th 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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About this data
Sesame seed production is measured in tonnes.