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
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
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 79 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970s | 5.1 tonnes | 124 tonnes | 118.9 tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 269.5 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 230.5 tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 1,538 tonnes | 3,860 tonnes | 2,322 tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 5,466 tonnes | 26,472 tonnes | 21,006 tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 29,135 tonnes | 67,700 tonnes | 38,565 tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 45,039 tonnes | 108,675 tonnes | 63,637 tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed production, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 141,025 tonnes against 51,242 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed production between Mali and Niger?
- 89,783 tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for sesame seed production?
- Mali ranks 18th and Niger ranks 15th 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.