> In 2017 Cyprus produced 1 t of sesame seed. Over ten years it grew by 0.0%. The record was 234 t in 1971. Area harvested: 1 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.

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# Sesame seed production in Cyprus

In 2017 Cyprus produced 1 t of sesame seed. Over ten years it grew by 0.0%. The record was 234 t in 1971. Area harvested: 1 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.

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Production, 20171 t
World rank—
10-year change0.0%
Record234 t1971

## Sesame seed in Cyprus, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.25 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.20 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.20 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 1996 | 1 | −50% | 3 | 0.33 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.40 |
| 1994 | 2 | −33% | 5 | 0.40 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 0.30 |
| 1992 | 3 | +200% | 8 | 0.38 |
| 1991 | 1 | −67% | 7 | 0.14 |
| 1990 | 3 | −40% | 10 | 0.30 |
| 1989 | 5 | −50% | 13 | 0.38 |
| 1988 | 10 | −33% | 20 | 0.50 |
| 1987 | 15 | +50% | 33 | 0.45 |
| 1986 | 10 | −23% | 27 | 0.37 |
| 1985 | 13 | −13% | 27 | 0.48 |
| 1984 | 15 | −25% | 40 | 0.38 |
| 1983 | 20 | −33% | 67 | 0.30 |
| 1982 | 30 | 0.0% | 107 | 0.28 |
| 1981 | 30 | −41% | 100 | 0.30 |
| 1980 | 51 | 0.0% | 107 | 0.48 |
| 1979 | 51 | −28% | 134 | 0.38 |
| 1978 | 71 | −12% | 187 | 0.38 |
| 1977 | 81 | −21% | 294 | 0.28 |
| 1976 | 102 | −50% | 334 | 0.31 |
| 1975 | 203 | +35% | 669 | 0.30 |
| 1974 | 150 | +1,400% | 500 | 0.30 |
| 1973 | 10 | −95% | 20 | 0.50 |
| 1972 | 203 | −13% | 401 | 0.51 |
| 1971 | 234 | +129% | 375 | 0.62 |
| 1970 | 102 | 0.0% | 334 | 0.31 |
| 1969 | 102 | +12% | 281 | 0.36 |
| 1968 | 91 | −11% | 268 | 0.34 |
| 1967 | 102 | +100% | 334 | 0.31 |
| 1966 | 51 | −16% | 268 | 0.19 |
| 1965 | 61 | +20% | 340 | 0.18 |
| 1964 | 51 | −54% | 535 | 0.10 |
| 1963 | 112 | +3.7% | 508 | 0.22 |
| 1962 | 108 | +5.9% | 468 | 0.23 |
| 1961 | 102 | — | 401 | 0.25 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports32 t USD 31,000
Exporter rank94 of 124
Imports1,721 t USD 4.3 m
Importer rank60 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/)

## 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/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/burkina-faso/)[Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/sesame-seed/central-african-republic/)
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[Agricultural production in Cyprus](https://husfarm.com/production/country/cyprus/)

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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