Sesame seed production in India

India: Sesame seed production was 866,111 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
866,111
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
892,995
in 2010
All-time low
347,700
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed production in India, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 866,111 for sesame seed production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed production in India peaked at 892,995 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 347,700, in 1979.

India ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sesame seed production in India, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed production in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 372,000 —
1962 492,000 +32.3%
1963 439,000 -10.8%
1964 484,000 +10.3%
1965 424,000 -12.4%
1966 416,000 -1.9%
1967 445,000 +7.0%
1968 422,500 -5.1%
1969 448,100 +6.1%
1970 562,300 +25.5%
1971 449,500 -20.1%
1972 385,400 -14.3%
1973 484,600 +25.7%
1974 392,200 -19.1%
1975 479,200 +22.2%
1976 421,800 -12.0%
1977 520,200 +23.3%
1978 514,100 -1.2%
1979 347,700 -32.4%
1980 445,800 +28.2%
1981 590,200 +32.4%
1982 551,700 -6.5%
1983 558,800 +1.3%
1984 520,700 -6.8%
1985 501,000 -3.8%
1986 447,700 -10.6%
1987 583,100 +30.2%
1988 681,800 +16.9%
1989 745,100 +9.3%
1990 835,300 +12.1%
1991 705,900 -15.5%
1992 758,300 +7.4%
1993 563,700 -25.7%
1994 586,700 +4.1%
1995 531,000 -9.5%
1996 640,000 +20.5%
1997 569,980 -10.9%
1998 530,000 -7.0%
1999 479,900 -9.5%
2000 520,000 +8.4%
2001 697,800 +34.2%
2002 441,300 -36.8%
2003 782,386 +77.3%
2004 674,100 -13.8%
2005 641,100 -4.9%
2006 618,686 -3.5%
2007 757,186 +22.4%
2008 640,586 -15.4%
2009 588,419 -8.1%
2010 892,995 +51.8%
2011 810,272 -9.3%
2012 685,024 -15.5%
2013 714,582 +4.3%
2014 827,830 +15.8%
2015 850,065 +2.7%
2016 747,030 -12.1%
2017 755,425 +1.1%
2018 689,310 -8.8%
2019 657,498 -4.6%
2020 816,813 +24.2%
2021 788,744 -3.4%
2022 391,669 -50.3%
2023 805,474 +105.7%
2024 866,111 +7.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 866,111 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,195, 94.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sesame seed production in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +105.7% 391,669 805,474

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 438,067 372,000 492,000 9
1970s 455,700 347,700 562,300 10
1980s 562,590 445,800 745,100 10
1990s 620,078 479,900 835,300 10
2000s 636,156 441,300 782,386 10
2010s 763,003 657,498 892,995 10
2020s 733,762 391,669 866,111 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 Myanmar 720,000 compare
  2. 3 Sudan 626,173 compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 450,000 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed production in India?
Sesame seed production in India was 866,111 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sesame seed production recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 892,995 in 2010.
What is the lowest sesame seed production recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 347,700 in 1979.
How does India rank for sesame seed production?
India ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed production rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sesame seed production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sesame seed production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,362 data points, 1961–2024
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