Sesame seed production by country
Countries reporting
79
Highest
866,111
India
Lowest
0
Bulgaria
Median
9,195
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
4,362
What the numbers show
Sesame seed production is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 866,111 in India; the lowest is 0 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,195, and the mean is 84,605.
Over the past decade 35 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 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | Myanmar | 720,000 | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 626,173 | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 450,000 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 435,928 | 2024 | up 1,215.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 435,456 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 399,400 | 2024 | up 2,752.9% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 380,000 | 2024 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 291,397 | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 272,670 | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 272,201 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 204,399 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 175,612 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 173,819 | 2024 | up 221.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 141,025 | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 140,000 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 75,000 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 51,242 | 2024 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Senegal | 45,000 | 2024 | up 509.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 44,112 | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 41,708 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 37,200 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 31,000 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 30,000 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 29,997 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Iran | 29,000 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 28,799 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 20,500 | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Venezuela | 20,362 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Vietnam | 19,576 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 16,543 | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 15,238 | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 14,439 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 34 | Syria | 11,958 | 2024 | up 529.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 11,507 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 36 | Malawi | 10,934 | 2024 | up 301.8% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 10,503 | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 10,000 | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 10,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 9,195 | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 41 | South Korea | 9,002 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Laos | 8,700 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 7,043 | 2024 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 6,005 | 2024 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 45 | Eritrea | 4,870 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4,565 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 4,367 | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 4,182 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 49 | Guinea | 3,386 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 3,297 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 3,253 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,138 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 53 | Togo | 1,882 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 1,655 | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Taiwan | 1,641 | 2024 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Gambia | 1,404 | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 1,181 | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 1,180 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 1,154 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 964.31 | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 633 | 2017 | up 968.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 310 | 1990 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 306.74 | 2017 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 280 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Congo | 277.09 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 226.92 | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Palestine | 222.75 | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 207.81 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 164.01 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 70 | USSR | 115 | 1991 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 46.68 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 45.27 | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 41.57 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 17.84 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Japan | 13.93 | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | United States | 0 | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1992 | — | volatile |