Somalia vs Yemen: Sesame seed production
Somalia
16,543 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
20,500 tonnes
in 2024
Somalia rank
31st
Yemen rank
28th
Sesame seed production over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 20,500 tonnes against 16,543 tonnes in Somalia, a difference of 3,957 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 28th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,611 tonnes | 6,463 tonnes | 3,148 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1970s | 29,950 tonnes | 8,309 tonnes | 21,641 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1980s | 46,634 tonnes | 6,991 tonnes | 39,643 tonnes | Somalia |
| 1990s | 25,372 tonnes | 13,245 tonnes | 12,127 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2000s | 27,825 tonnes | 20,681 tonnes | 7,144 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2010s | 30,741 tonnes | 23,259 tonnes | 7,482 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14,512 tonnes | 20,559 tonnes | 6,047 tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed production, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 20,500 tonnes against 16,543 tonnes in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed production between Somalia and Yemen?
- 3,957 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for sesame seed production?
- Somalia ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 28th 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.