Sesame seed production in Myanmar
In 2024 Myanmar produced 720,000 t of sesame seed, the 2nd largest in the world (10.8% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 10%. The record was 840,000 t in 2008. Area harvested: 1.5 million ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 720,000 t
- World rank
- 2 of 69
- 10-year change
- −10%
- Record
- 840,000 t
- 2008
Sesame seed in Myanmar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Myanmar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 10.8%
- 13.0% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.5
- world 0.6 (−17%)
- kg per person
- 13.2
- world 0.82
- 10-year change
- −10%
- world +8.4%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of sesame seed
Share of the world total; Myanmar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 720,000 | +2.9% | 1,520,000 | 0.47 |
| 2023 | 700,000 | −4.9% | 1,500,000 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | 735,941 | −0.4% | 1,528,058 | 0.48 |
| 2021 | 738,817 | +12% | 1,548,000 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | 657,993 | −12% | 1,445,961 | 0.46 |
| 2019 | 744,498 | +4.1% | 1,505,163 | 0.49 |
| 2018 | 715,437 | −6.4% | 1,491,788 | 0.48 |
| 2017 | 764,323 | −6.0% | 1,478,181 | 0.52 |
| 2016 | 812,952 | −1.8% | 1,495,250 | 0.54 |
| 2015 | 828,270 | +3.3% | 1,511,363 | 0.55 |
| 2014 | 801,600 | −1.9% | 1,464,963 | 0.55 |
| 2013 | 817,100 | +2.8% | 1,524,452 | 0.54 |
| 2012 | 794,600 | −4.5% | 1,492,077 | 0.53 |
| 2011 | 832,100 | +5.7% | 1,531,737 | 0.54 |
| 2010 | 787,400 | −0.3% | 1,519,191 | 0.52 |
| 2009 | 790,100 | −5.9% | 1,563,302 | 0.51 |
| 2008 | 840,000 | +20% | 1,431,000 | 0.59 |
| 2007 | 701,100 | +14% | 1,430,970 | 0.49 |
| 2006 | 613,500 | +40% | 1,367,029 | 0.45 |
| 2005 | 438,500 | −7.5% | 1,187,349 | 0.37 |
| 2004 | 473,900 | +8.6% | 1,337,892 | 0.35 |
| 2003 | 436,200 | +7.5% | 1,327,775 | 0.33 |
| 2002 | 405,900 | +20% | 1,266,667 | 0.32 |
| 2001 | 339,000 | −9.8% | 1,159,379 | 0.29 |
| 2000 | 375,800 | +48% | 1,239,958 | 0.30 |
| 1999 | 253,200 | +58% | 963,557 | 0.26 |
| 1998 | 160,000 | −38% | 615,527 | 0.26 |
| 1997 | 258,700 | −24% | 723,983 | 0.36 |
| 1996 | 338,700 | +13% | 1,015,357 | 0.33 |
| 1995 | 298,800 | −0.2% | 904,069 | 0.33 |
| 1994 | 299,300 | +36% | 1,131,907 | 0.26 |
| 1993 | 219,800 | −5.8% | 946,156 | 0.23 |
| 1992 | 233,400 | +39% | 991,885 | 0.24 |
| 1991 | 167,900 | −19% | 802,897 | 0.21 |
| 1990 | 206,832 | +43% | 924,546 | 0.22 |
| 1989 | 144,839 | −15% | 644,095 | 0.22 |
| 1988 | 169,957 | −15% | 628,500 | 0.27 |
| 1987 | 198,843 | −20% | 798,132 | 0.25 |
| 1986 | 248,226 | −1.8% | 1,001,106 | 0.25 |
| 1985 | 252,814 | +22% | 1,005,652 | 0.25 |
| 1984 | 206,760 | +4.4% | 769,632 | 0.27 |
| 1983 | 198,095 | +10% | 935,562 | 0.21 |
| 1982 | 179,791 | +14% | 772,620 | 0.23 |
| 1981 | 157,158 | +43% | 712,995 | 0.22 |
| 1980 | 109,941 | −48% | 630,724 | 0.17 |
| 1979 | 209,557 | +89% | 957,739 | 0.22 |
| 1978 | 111,102 | +20% | 605,677 | 0.18 |
| 1977 | 92,523 | −31% | 598,291 | 0.15 |
| 1976 | 134,345 | +41% | 664,237 | 0.20 |
| 1975 | 95,144 | −39% | 655,534 | 0.15 |
| 1974 | 154,795 | +119% | 794,402 | 0.19 |
| 1973 | 70,702 | −38% | 496,694 | 0.14 |
| 1972 | 113,439 | −14% | 698,384 | 0.16 |
| 1971 | 132,108 | +30% | 793,243 | 0.17 |
| 1970 | 101,707 | +22% | 664,096 | 0.15 |
| 1969 | 83,117 | −23% | 561,703 | 0.15 |
| 1968 | 107,925 | +91% | 645,912 | 0.17 |
| 1967 | 56,611 | −2.0% | 477,889 | 0.12 |
| 1966 | 57,780 | −42% | 478,727 | 0.12 |
| 1965 | 100,400 | +86% | 703,119 | 0.14 |
| 1964 | 53,848 | −37% | 383,405 | 0.14 |
| 1963 | 84,908 | +11% | 464,769 | 0.18 |
| 1962 | 76,478 | +18% | 447,712 | 0.17 |
| 1961 | 64,738 | — | 419,457 | 0.15 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 71,798 t USD 111 m
- Exporter rank
- 10 of 124
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of sesame seed in Myanmar?
Myanmar produced 720,000 t in 2024, 10.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Myanmar rank in the world for production of sesame seed?
Myanmar ranked 2nd 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 Myanmar changed?
It fell by 10% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +8.4% for the world. The record was 840,000 t in 2008.
What is the yield of sesame seed in Myanmar?
0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (720,000 t from 1.5 million ha), against a world average of 0.6 t/ha.
Does Myanmar export or import sesame seed?
In 2024 Myanmar reported exports of 71,798 t (USD 111 m) and no imports, 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 Myanmar is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.