Mali vs Niger: Sesame seed production

Mali

51,242 tonnes

in 2024

Niger

141,025 tonnes

in 2024

Mali rank

18th

Niger rank

15th

Sesame seed production over time

Niger currently reports 141,025 tonnes against 51,242 tonnes in Mali, a difference of 89,783 tonnes.

That makes Niger's figure about 2.8 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Mali ranks 18th and Niger ranks 15th 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.