FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sesame seed production in China
In 2024 China produced 380,000 t of sesame seed, the 8th largest in the world (5.69% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 895,228 t in 2002. Area harvested: 250,000 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 380,000 t
- World rank
- 8 of 69
- 10-year change
- −40%
- Record
- 895,228 t
- 2002
Sesame seed in China, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 380,000 | −16% | 250,000 | 1.52 |
| 2023 | 453,400 | +4.2% | 280,130 | 1.62 |
| 2022 | 435,300 | −4.4% | 268,770 | 1.62 |
| 2021 | 455,400 | −0.3% | 285,400 | 1.60 |
| 2020 | 456,900 | −2.2% | 292,100 | 1.56 |
| 2019 | 467,000 | +8.2% | 282,860 | 1.65 |
| 2018 | 431,500 | +18% | 262,270 | 1.65 |
| 2017 | 366,500 | +4.1% | 227,660 | 1.61 |
| 2016 | 352,000 | −22% | 245,867 | 1.43 |
| 2015 | 450,000 | −29% | 421,700 | 1.07 |
| 2014 | 629,900 | +1.0% | 429,100 | 1.47 |
| 2013 | 623,492 | −2.5% | 418,450 | 1.49 |
| 2012 | 639,369 | +5.7% | 436,980 | 1.46 |
| 2011 | 605,000 | +3.1% | 437,000 | 1.38 |
| 2010 | 587,000 | −5.6% | 447,100 | 1.31 |
| 2009 | 621,957 | +6.1% | 475,940 | 1.31 |
| 2008 | 586,293 | +5.2% | 471,600 | 1.24 |
| 2007 | 557,224 | −16% | 485,800 | 1.15 |
| 2006 | 662,000 | +5.9% | 568,700 | 1.16 |
| 2005 | 625,393 | −11% | 593,300 | 1.05 |
| 2004 | 703,848 | +19% | 624,200 | 1.13 |
| 2003 | 593,000 | −34% | 687,000 | 0.86 |
| 2002 | 895,228 | +11% | 758,475 | 1.18 |
| 2001 | 804,111 | −0.9% | 757,910 | 1.06 |
| 2000 | 811,190 | +9.2% | 784,280 | 1.03 |
| 1999 | 743,000 | +13% | 697,000 | 1.07 |
| 1998 | 656,117 | +16% | 629,990 | 1.04 |
| 1997 | 566,000 | −1.6% | 566,000 | 1.00 |
| 1996 | 574,997 | −1.4% | 593,600 | 0.97 |
| 1995 | 583,000 | +6.4% | 642,000 | 0.91 |
| 1994 | 548,000 | −2.7% | 690,000 | 0.79 |
| 1993 | 563,000 | +9.1% | 753,600 | 0.75 |
| 1992 | 516,000 | +18% | 746,300 | 0.69 |
| 1991 | 436,000 | −7.1% | 679,533 | 0.64 |
| 1990 | 469,258 | +39% | 668,933 | 0.70 |
| 1989 | 337,634 | −16% | 722,667 | 0.47 |
| 1988 | 404,000 | −23% | 703,000 | 0.57 |
| 1987 | 526,000 | −15% | 869,000 | 0.61 |
| 1986 | 618,000 | −11% | 1,007,000 | 0.61 |
| 1985 | 691,435 | +45% | 1,052,000 | 0.66 |
| 1984 | 476,000 | +37% | 858,000 | 0.55 |
| 1983 | 348,650 | +1.9% | 788,500 | 0.44 |
| 1982 | 342,000 | −33% | 964,600 | 0.35 |
| 1981 | 510,000 | +97% | 817,000 | 0.62 |
| 1980 | 259,000 | −38% | 775,000 | 0.33 |
| 1979 | 417,000 | +30% | 843,300 | 0.49 |
| 1978 | 322,000 | +34% | 637,600 | 0.51 |
| 1977 | 241,000 | +5.2% | 556,400 | 0.43 |
| 1976 | 229,000 | +10% | 561,300 | 0.41 |
| 1975 | 208,000 | −8.0% | 533,000 | 0.39 |
| 1974 | 226,000 | −12% | 535,000 | 0.42 |
| 1973 | 257,000 | −0.8% | 581,000 | 0.44 |
| 1972 | 259,000 | −7.5% | 599,000 | 0.43 |
| 1971 | 280,000 | +6.5% | 591,000 | 0.47 |
| 1970 | 263,000 | +2.7% | 554,500 | 0.47 |
| 1969 | 256,000 | +4.9% | 599,000 | 0.43 |
| 1968 | 244,000 | −18% | 621,000 | 0.39 |
| 1967 | 296,000 | +2.1% | 659,000 | 0.45 |
| 1966 | 290,000 | +13% | 679,000 | 0.43 |
| 1965 | 256,000 | −17% | 663,300 | 0.39 |
| 1964 | 309,000 | +15% | 793,000 | 0.39 |
| 1963 | 268,000 | +5.1% | 825,000 | 0.32 |
| 1962 | 255,000 | +34% | 715,000 | 0.36 |
| 1961 | 191,000 | — | 655,000 | 0.29 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 41,206 t USD 96.8 m
- Exporter rank
- 14 of 124
- Imports
- 1.2 million t USD 1.87 bn
- Importer rank
- 1 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
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.