Somalia vs Turkey: Sesame seed production
Somalia
16,543 tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
14,439 tonnes
in 2024
Somalia rank
31st
Turkey rank
33rd
Sesame seed production over time
- Somalia
- Turkey
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 16,543 tonnes against 14,439 tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 2,104 tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Somalia ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 33rd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,611 tonnes | 39,556 tonnes | 29,944 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 29,950 tonnes | 29,810 tonnes | 140 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1980s | 46,634 tonnes | 37,600 tonnes | 9,034 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 25,372 tonnes | 33,000 tonnes | 7,628 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 27,825 tonnes | 22,773 tonnes | 5,052 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 30,741 tonnes | 18,164 tonnes | 12,577 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14,512 tonnes | 16,860 tonnes | 2,348 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed production, Somalia or Turkey?
- Somalia, at 16,543 tonnes against 14,439 tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed production between Somalia and Turkey?
- 2,104 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for sesame seed production?
- Somalia ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 33rd of 78 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.