World Sesame seed production: country ranking and trends
World Sesame seed ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)6.68M t2024
Countries69
#1India866.1k t
10-year change+8.3 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Sesame seed production reaches 6.68M t. India ranks first with 866.1k t, about 13.0 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +8.3 %.
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Which country produces the most Sesame seed?
India ranks #1 for 2024 with 866.1k t.
How is the world total for Sesame seed calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | India | 866.1k t | 13.0 % |
| #2 | Myanmar | 720.0k t | 10.8 % |
| #3 | Sudan | 626.2k t | 9.4 % |
| #4 | Nigeria | 450.0k t | 6.7 % |
| #5 | Pakistan | 435.9k t | 6.5 % |
| #6 | Ethiopia | 435.5k t | 6.5 % |
| #7 | Brazil | 399.4k t | 6.0 % |
| #8 | China | 380.0k t | 5.7 % |
| #9 | Chad | 291.4k t | 4.4 % |
| #10 | Tanzania | 272.7k t | 4.1 % |
| #11 | Burkina Faso | 272.2k t | 4.1 % |
| #12 | Central African Republic | 204.4k t | 3.1 % |
| #13 | South Sudan | 175.6k t | 2.6 % |
| #14 | Mozambique | 173.8k t | 2.6 % |
| #15 | Niger | 141.0k t | 2.1 % |
| #16 | Uganda | 140.0k t | 2.1 % |
| #17 | Cameroon | 75.0k t | 1.1 % |
| #18 | Mali | 51.2k t | 0.8 % |
| #19 | Senegal | 45.0k t | 0.7 % |
| #20 | Mexico | 44.1k t | 0.7 % |
Production
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