Based on a comparison of 69 countries in 2022, Sudan ranked the highest in sesame seed production with 1,231,701 tonnes followed by India and Myanmar. On the other end of the scale was Panama with 9.86 tonnes, Jordan with 11.3 tonnes and Japan with 13.9 tonnes.
Total sesame seed production reached 6,741,479 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.1 % more than in the previous year and 17.6 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total sesame seed production reached an all time high of 6,811,362 tonnes in 2019 and an all time low of 1,419,988 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.59 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Sudan, accounted for 18.3 % of sesame seed production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 41.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 76.4 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Sesame Seed Production indicator page.
| Sesame Seed Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Brazil | tonnes | 20,000 | 24,000 | 41,000 | 96,000 | 57,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | tonnes | 163,920 | 163,787 | 253,936 | 374,703 | 384,614 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | tonnes | 278,248 | 278,641 | 289,786 | 301,379 | 179,952 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | tonnes | 153,611 | 158,715 | 172,539 | 217,694 | 202,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 352,000 | 366,500 | 431,500 | 467,000 | 456,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | tonnes | 267,867 | 255,903 | 201,665 | 262,654 | 260,258 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 747,000 | 747,030 | 755,430 | 689,310 | 657,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | tonnes | 60,000 | 78,400 | 74,283 | 80,421 | 125,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | tonnes | 812,952 | 764,323 | 715,437 | 744,498 | 657,993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | tonnes | 593,604 | 632,317 | 480,000 | 510,000 | 195,427 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | tonnes | 34,056 | 35,163 | 35,699 | 64,449 | 102,196 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 188,100 | 183,582 | 181,427 | 181,289 | 182,911 | ||||||
| Sudan | tonnes | 525,000 | 781,000 | 960,000 | 1,210,000 | 1,525,104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 730,000 | 620,000 | 640,000 | 680,000 | 710,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | tonnes | 135,000 | 146,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 146,000 |
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