Sesame seed production by country
Sesame seed production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
78
Highest
866,111 tonnes
India
Lowest
0 tonnes
Panama
Median
9,597 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
4,362
What the numbers show
Sesame seed production is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 866,111 tonnes in India; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,597 tonnes, and the mean is 85,688 tonnes.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 2,752.9%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).
Sesame seed production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 866,111 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | Myanmar | 720,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 626,173 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 450,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 435,928 tonnes | 2024 | up 1,215.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 435,456 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 399,400 tonnes | 2024 | up 2,752.9% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 380,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 291,397 tonnes | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 272,670 tonnes | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 272,201 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 204,399 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 175,612 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 173,819 tonnes | 2024 | up 221.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 141,025 tonnes | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 140,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 75,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 51,242 tonnes | 2024 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Senegal | 45,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 509.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 44,112 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 41,708 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 37,200 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 31,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 30,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 29,997 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Iran | 29,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 28,799 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 20,500 tonnes | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Venezuela | 20,362 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Vietnam | 19,576 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 16,543 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 15,238 tonnes | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 14,439 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 34 | Syria | 11,958 tonnes | 2024 | up 529.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 11,507 tonnes | 2024 | — | rising |
| 36 | Malawi | 10,934 tonnes | 2024 | up 301.8% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 10,503 tonnes | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 10,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 10,000 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 9,195 tonnes | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 41 | South Korea | 9,002 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Laos | 8,700 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 7,043 tonnes | 2024 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 6,005 tonnes | 2024 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 45 | Eritrea | 4,870 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4,565 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 4,367 tonnes | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 4,182 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 49 | Guinea | 3,386 tonnes | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 3,297 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 3,253 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,138 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 53 | Togo | 1,882 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 1,655 tonnes | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Taiwan | 1,641 tonnes | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Gambia | 1,404 tonnes | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 1,181 tonnes | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 1,180 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 1,154 tonnes | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 964.31 tonnes | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 633 tonnes | 2017 | up 968.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 310 tonnes | 1990 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 306.74 tonnes | 2017 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 280 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Congo | 277.09 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 226.92 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Palestine | 222.75 tonnes | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 207.81 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 164.01 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 46.68 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 45.27 tonnes | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 41.57 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 73 | Ecuador | 17.84 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Japan | 13.93 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Cyprus | 1 tonnes | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 76 | United States | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 0 tonnes | 2021 | down 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 115 tonnes
About this data
Sesame seed production is measured in tonnes.