What is the difference in sesame seed production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?

305 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Eritrea: Sesame seed production

Democratic Republic of Congo

4,565 tonnes

in 2024

Eritrea

4,870 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

46th

Eritrea rank

45th

Sesame seed production over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4,870 tonnes against 4,565 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 305 tonnes.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Eritrea ranks 45th of 79 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,313 tonnes	5,530 tonnes	217 tonnes	Eritrea
2000s	4,915 tonnes	5,495 tonnes	579.9 tonnes	Eritrea
2010s	4,679 tonnes	4,912 tonnes	232.52 tonnes	Eritrea
2020s	4,570 tonnes	4,860 tonnes	289.72 tonnes	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sesame seed production, Democratic Republic of Congo or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 4,870 tonnes against 4,565 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sesame seed production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?: 305 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea rank globally for sesame seed production?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Eritrea ranks 45th 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.