Sesame seed production in India
India: Sesame seed production was 866,111 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
866,111 tonnes
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
892,995 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
347,700 tonnes
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sesame seed production in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
India recorded 866,111 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 347,700 tonnes, 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
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 372,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 492,000 tonnes | +32.3% |
| 1963 | 439,000 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 484,000 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 424,000 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 416,000 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 445,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 422,500 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 448,100 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 562,300 tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1971 | 449,500 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 385,400 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 484,600 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 392,200 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 479,200 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 421,800 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 520,200 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 514,100 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 347,700 tonnes | -32.4% |
| 1980 | 445,800 tonnes | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 590,200 tonnes | +32.4% |
| 1982 | 551,700 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 558,800 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 520,700 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 501,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 447,700 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 583,100 tonnes | +30.2% |
| 1988 | 681,800 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 745,100 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 835,300 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 705,900 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 758,300 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 563,700 tonnes | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 586,700 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 531,000 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 640,000 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 569,980 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 530,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 479,900 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 520,000 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 697,800 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 441,300 tonnes | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 782,386 tonnes | +77.3% |
| 2004 | 674,100 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 641,100 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 618,686 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 757,186 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 640,586 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 588,419 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 892,995 tonnes | +51.8% |
| 2011 | 810,272 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 685,024 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 714,582 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 827,830 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 850,065 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 747,030 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 755,425 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 689,310 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 657,498 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 816,813 tonnes | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 788,744 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 391,669 tonnes | -50.3% |
| 2023 | 805,474 tonnes | +105.7% |
| 2024 | 866,111 tonnes | +7.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 866,111 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,195 tonnes, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +105.7% | 391,669 tonnes | 805,474 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,067 tonnes | 372,000 tonnes | 492,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 455,700 tonnes | 347,700 tonnes | 562,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 562,590 tonnes | 445,800 tonnes | 745,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 620,078 tonnes | 479,900 tonnes | 835,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 636,156 tonnes | 441,300 tonnes | 782,386 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 763,003 tonnes | 657,498 tonnes | 892,995 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 733,762 tonnes | 391,669 tonnes | 866,111 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed production in India?
- Sesame seed production in India was 866,111 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sesame seed production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 892,995 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest sesame seed production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,700 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sesame seed production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sesame seed production is measured in tonnes.