Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Sesame seed production

Ethiopia

435,456 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

450,000 tonnes

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

6th

Nigeria rank

4th

Sesame seed production over time

Nigeria currently reports 450,000 tonnes against 435,456 tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 14,544 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.