Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Sesame seed production

Democratic Republic of Congo

4,565 tonnes

in 2024

Kenya

6,005 tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

46th

Kenya rank

44th

Sesame seed production over time

Kenya currently reports 6,005 tonnes against 4,565 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1,440 tonnes.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 44th 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.