Nigeria vs Sudan: Sesame seed production

Nigeria

450,000 tonnes

in 2024

Sudan

626,173 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria rank

4th

Sudan rank

3rd

Sesame seed production over time

Sudan currently reports 626,173 tonnes against 450,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 176,173 tonnes.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 3rd 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.