Sesame Seed

Sesame Seed

HS Code: 120740 - Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken
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FAO Code: 0289 - Sesame seed
Market:
Top Exporter
2023
Top Importer
2023
Top Producer
2022
Export Value
2023
3.02BUSD
1Y +33.92%
Import Value
2023
3.99BUSD
1Y +8.24%
Production Volume
2022
7.29BKG
1Y -4.33%

Production of Sesame Seed

Discover production data of Sesame Seed. Get production volume, price data, trends, and more. The information below is based on the FAO code 0289 (Sesame seed).

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Production Trends Overview of Top 10 Countries

In 2022, Sudan was the largest producer of Sesame Seed, followed by India, Myanmar [Burma], Tanzania, Nigeria, China, Burkina Faso, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia. This ranking is based on available production data and may exclude countries with missing records.
Rank 1
1.2B kg
1y
0.00%
3y
+1.79%
5y
+57.71%
Rank 2
788.7M kg
1y
-3.44%
3y
+14.42%
5y
+5.58%
760.9M kg
1y
+2.99%
3y
+2.21%
5y
-0.44%
Rank 4
700.0M kg
1y
0.00%
3y
+2.94%
5y
+12.90%
Rank 5
450.0M kg
1y
+2.27%
3y
-11.76%
5y
-28.83%
Rank 6
435.3M kg
1y
-4.41%
3y
-6.79%
5y
+18.77%
208.8M kg
1y
+11.99%
3y
-44.28%
5y
+27.48%
Rank 8
201.9M kg
1y
+2.54%
3y
-7.25%
5y
+27.22%
190.9M kg
1y
+3.00%
3y
-36.65%
5y
-31.48%
Rank 10
180.0M kg
1y
-10.00%
3y
-31.47%
5y
-29.66%

Trends of Top 10 Producers

This is the production trends of the top 10 producers of Sesame Seed from 2008 to 2022.
CountryProduction %Production Volume
200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
1Global5.31B4.74B5.84B6.14B8.16B8.22B7.50B7.07B7.11B6.88B7.07B7.76B7.69B7.61B7.29B
2Sudan18.28%----187.00M562.00M721.00M329.00M525.00M781.00M960.00M1.21B1.53B1.23B1.23B
3India11.7%640.30M588.40M893.00M810.00M685.00M715.00M828.00M850.00M747.00M747.03M755.43M689.31M657.50M816.81M788.74M
4Myanmar [Burma]11.29%840.00M790.10M787.40M832.10M794.60M817.10M801.60M828.27M812.95M764.32M715.44M744.50M657.99M738.82M760.93M
5Tanzania10.39%46.77M90.00M144.42M357.16M456.00M420.00M540.00M680.00M730.00M620.00M640.00M680.00M710.00M700.00M700.00M
6Nigeria6.68%121.61M119.71M149.41M229.17M994.80M584.98M434.99M432.90M593.60M632.32M480.00M510.00M195.43M440.00M450.00M
7China6.46%586.29M621.96M587.00M605.00M639.37M623.49M629.90M450.00M352.00M366.50M431.50M467.00M456.90M455.40M435.30M
8Burkina Faso3.1%51.92M56.25M90.65M84.76M100.49M137.35M321.84M235.08M163.92M163.79M253.94M374.70M384.61M186.45M208.80M
9Chad3%40.52M61.42M126.04M72.61M124.63M125.88M204.85M152.62M153.61M158.72M172.54M217.69M202.07M196.90M201.91M
10Central African Republic2.83%49.03M50.01M186.79M202.11M199.47M119.82M189.75M237.70M278.25M278.64M289.79M301.38M179.95M185.35M190.92M

Shares of Top 10 Producers

Discover the production share of top Sesame Seed producing countries in 2022.
Sudan held the largest share of Sesame Seed production quantity at 18.28%. Its production quantity decreased by 0.00% between 2021 and 2022, reaching 1.23B.
Note: Share percentages are calculated based on countries with reported production data and may not include those without available records.
Rank
Country
Country
2022
Production Quantity
2022
1-Year Growth in Qty
2021-2022
3-Year Growth in Qty
2019-2022
5-Year Growth in Qty
2017-2022
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