> In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 272,201 t of sesame seed, the 11th largest in the world (4.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%.

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# Sesame seed production in Burkina Faso

In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 272,201 t of sesame seed, the 11th largest in the world (4.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%. The record was 384,614 t in 2020. Area harvested: 427,819 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024272,201 t
World rank11 of 69
10-year change−15%
Record384,614 t2020

## Sesame seed in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total4.1%5.2% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.6world 0.6 (+12%)
kg per person11.6world 0.82
10-year change−15%world +8.4%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 | [Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/chad/) | 291,397 | 4.4% |
| 10 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/tanzania/) | 272,670 | 4.1% |
| 11 | **Burkina Faso** | 272,201 | 4.1% |
| 12 | [Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/central-african-republic/) | 204,399 | 3.1% |
| 13 | [South Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/south-sudan/) | 175,612 | 2.6% |

[Full ranking of 69 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/)

### Map of world production of sesame seed

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Burkina Faso is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 272,201 | +10% | 427,819 | 0.64 |
| 2023 | 247,157 | +18% | 386,937 | 0.64 |
| 2022 | 208,796 | +12% | 396,151 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 186,449 | −52% | 388,916 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | 384,614 | +2.6% | 644,890 | 0.60 |
| 2019 | 374,703 | +48% | 617,749 | 0.61 |
| 2018 | 253,936 | +55% | 438,941 | 0.58 |
| 2017 | 163,787 | −0.1% | 291,173 | 0.56 |
| 2016 | 163,920 | −30% | 282,442 | 0.58 |
| 2015 | 235,079 | −27% | 400,255 | 0.59 |
| 2014 | 321,837 | +134% | 506,095 | 0.64 |
| 2013 | 137,347 | +37% | 203,449 | 0.68 |
| 2012 | 100,488 | +19% | 165,575 | 0.61 |
| 2011 | 84,759 | −6.5% | 120,750 | 0.70 |
| 2010 | 90,649 | +61% | 125,471 | 0.72 |
| 2009 | 56,252 | +8.3% | 93,384 | 0.60 |
| 2008 | 51,924 | +176% | 91,997 | 0.56 |
| 2007 | 18,802 | −18% | 55,058 | 0.34 |
| 2006 | 22,887 | −8.7% | 47,337 | 0.48 |
| 2005 | 25,060 | +112% | 46,294 | 0.54 |
| 2004 | 11,794 | −36% | 24,913 | 0.47 |
| 2003 | 18,472 | +26% | 30,945 | 0.60 |
| 2002 | 14,706 | −53% | 26,076 | 0.56 |
| 2001 | 31,230 | +323% | 60,921 | 0.51 |
| 2000 | 7,390 | −41% | 24,587 | 0.30 |
| 1999 | 12,601 | −3.0% | 24,131 | 0.52 |
| 1998 | 12,994 | +73% | 20,143 | 0.65 |
| 1997 | 7,523 | −43% | 24,035 | 0.31 |
| 1996 | 13,251 | +71% | 24,241 | 0.55 |
| 1995 | 7,762 | +363% | 11,886 | 0.65 |
| 1994 | 1,676 | −80% | 6,285 | 0.27 |
| 1993 | 8,253 | −12% | 26,522 | 0.31 |
| 1992 | 9,400 | +62% | 27,498 | 0.34 |
| 1991 | 5,800 | −23% | 17,100 | 0.34 |
| 1990 | 7,500 | +162% | 19,600 | 0.38 |
| 1989 | 2,864 | −64% | 14,181 | 0.20 |
| 1988 | 7,873 | −38% | 18,437 | 0.43 |
| 1987 | 12,778 | +9.9% | 39,554 | 0.32 |
| 1986 | 11,626 | +67% | 31,971 | 0.36 |
| 1985 | 6,946 | +19% | 24,000 | 0.29 |
| 1984 | 5,844 | +3.0% | 20,022 | 0.29 |
| 1983 | 5,675 | −29% | 19,984 | 0.28 |
| 1982 | 8,017 | +33% | 23,047 | 0.35 |
| 1981 | 6,013 | −31% | 22,420 | 0.27 |
| 1980 | 8,721 | +32% | 38,469 | 0.23 |
| 1979 | 6,604 | −30% | 29,445 | 0.22 |
| 1978 | 9,500 | +58% | 38,740 | 0.25 |
| 1977 | 6,000 | −14% | 25,000 | 0.24 |
| 1976 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 25,000 | 0.28 |
| 1975 | 7,000 | −13% | 25,000 | 0.28 |
| 1974 | 8,000 | +51% | 25,000 | 0.32 |
| 1973 | 5,298 | −6.2% | 30,000 | 0.18 |
| 1972 | 5,646 | +41% | 34,000 | 0.17 |
| 1971 | 4,008 | −36% | 21,980 | 0.18 |
| 1970 | 6,310 | +68% | 26,500 | 0.24 |
| 1969 | 3,755 | −53% | 22,000 | 0.17 |
| 1968 | 7,949 | +99% | 20,961 | 0.38 |
| 1967 | 4,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 0.20 |
| 1966 | 4,000 | −33% | 20,000 | 0.20 |
| 1965 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 25,000 | 0.24 |
| 1964 | 6,000 | +45% | 30,000 | 0.20 |
| 1963 | 4,130 | −27% | 21,000 | 0.20 |
| 1962 | 5,660 | +199% | 15,000 | 0.38 |
| 1961 | 1,895 | — | 10,000 | 0.19 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports49,907 t USD 71.1 m
Exporter rank13 of 124
Imports1,297 t USD 71,000
Importer rank65 of 167
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sesame seed in Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso produced 272,201 t in 2024, 4.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of sesame seed?

Burkina Faso ranked 11th of 69 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 13.0% of the world total.

### How has the production of sesame seed in Burkina Faso changed?

It fell by 15% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.4% for the world. The record was 384,614 t in 2020.

### What is the yield of sesame seed in Burkina Faso?

0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (272,201 t from 427,819 ha), against a world average of 0.6 t/ha.

### Does Burkina Faso export or import sesame seed?

In 2024 Burkina Faso reported exports of 49,907 t (USD 71.1 m) and imports of 1,297 t (USD 71,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Burkina Faso is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/india/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/myanmar/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/sudan/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/nigeria/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/pakistan/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/ethiopia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/brazil/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/china/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/chad/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/tanzania/)[Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/central-african-republic/)[South Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/south-sudan/)
[All countries producing sesame seed](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/)

## Other products of Burkina Faso

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[Agricultural production in Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/country/burkina-faso/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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