FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sesame seed production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 9,002 t of sesame seed, the 41st largest in the world (0.13% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 26%. The record was 52,353 t in 1988. Area harvested: 18,856 ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 9,002 t
- World rank
- 41 of 69
- 10-year change
- −26%
- Record
- 52,353 t
- 1988
Sesame seed in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,002 | +0.3% | 18,856 | 0.48 |
| 2023 | 8,972 | −23% | 21,292 | 0.42 |
| 2022 | 11,679 | +16% | 22,039 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 10,090 | +48% | 19,218 | 0.53 |
| 2020 | 6,795 | −48% | 22,930 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 12,986 | +2.0% | 25,159 | 0.52 |
| 2018 | 12,727 | −11% | 24,760 | 0.51 |
| 2017 | 14,258 | +5.0% | 29,682 | 0.48 |
| 2016 | 13,575 | +16% | 27,170 | 0.50 |
| 2015 | 11,678 | −3.9% | 25,139 | 0.46 |
| 2014 | 12,158 | −1.9% | 28,370 | 0.43 |
| 2013 | 12,392 | +28% | 23,184 | 0.53 |
| 2012 | 9,690 | +1.8% | 25,076 | 0.39 |
| 2011 | 9,515 | −25% | 25,649 | 0.37 |
| 2010 | 12,703 | −0.6% | 27,154 | 0.47 |
| 2009 | 12,780 | −34% | 34,875 | 0.37 |
| 2008 | 19,472 | +11% | 28,794 | 0.68 |
| 2007 | 17,506 | +13% | 31,321 | 0.56 |
| 2006 | 15,489 | −34% | 31,077 | 0.50 |
| 2005 | 23,461 | +12% | 33,971 | 0.69 |
| 2004 | 20,863 | +74% | 31,843 | 0.66 |
| 2003 | 11,977 | −50% | 35,036 | 0.34 |
| 2002 | 23,818 | −23% | 44,176 | 0.54 |
| 2001 | 31,043 | −2.1% | 43,541 | 0.71 |
| 2000 | 31,710 | +32% | 44,331 | 0.72 |
| 1999 | 24,096 | −13% | 49,379 | 0.49 |
| 1998 | 27,725 | −17% | 52,814 | 0.52 |
| 1997 | 33,393 | +14% | 48,823 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 29,370 | −7.8% | 42,373 | 0.69 |
| 1995 | 31,859 | +14% | 52,263 | 0.61 |
| 1994 | 27,936 | +72% | 40,834 | 0.68 |
| 1993 | 16,272 | −44% | 46,369 | 0.35 |
| 1992 | 29,075 | −2.3% | 46,331 | 0.63 |
| 1991 | 29,767 | −22% | 57,717 | 0.52 |
| 1990 | 38,069 | −4.2% | 58,347 | 0.65 |
| 1989 | 39,728 | −24% | 64,896 | 0.61 |
| 1988 | 52,353 | +21% | 78,364 | 0.67 |
| 1987 | 43,304 | −10% | 94,289 | 0.46 |
| 1986 | 48,247 | +18% | 88,423 | 0.55 |
| 1985 | 40,811 | −2.2% | 73,355 | 0.56 |
| 1984 | 41,708 | +12% | 72,772 | 0.57 |
| 1983 | 37,135 | +80% | 74,678 | 0.50 |
| 1982 | 20,578 | +48% | 62,256 | 0.33 |
| 1981 | 13,878 | +96% | 37,513 | 0.37 |
| 1980 | 7,075 | −67% | 48,685 | 0.15 |
| 1979 | 21,267 | −34% | 63,594 | 0.33 |
| 1978 | 32,002 | +6.9% | 70,475 | 0.45 |
| 1977 | 29,950 | −16% | 57,619 | 0.52 |
| 1976 | 35,543 | +41% | 65,241 | 0.54 |
| 1975 | 25,136 | +49% | 52,166 | 0.48 |
| 1974 | 16,877 | −0.0% | 36,974 | 0.46 |
| 1973 | 16,882 | +18% | 35,070 | 0.48 |
| 1972 | 14,337 | +7.0% | 30,539 | 0.47 |
| 1971 | 13,393 | +29% | 27,672 | 0.48 |
| 1970 | 10,386 | +35% | 25,773 | 0.40 |
| 1969 | 7,708 | +18% | 17,436 | 0.44 |
| 1968 | 6,537 | +6.8% | 13,599 | 0.48 |
| 1967 | 6,119 | +17% | 13,547 | 0.45 |
| 1966 | 5,232 | +26% | 11,305 | 0.46 |
| 1965 | 4,164 | +9.1% | 10,233 | 0.41 |
| 1964 | 3,818 | +29% | 9,087 | 0.42 |
| 1963 | 2,971 | −3.0% | 7,618 | 0.39 |
| 1962 | 3,063 | +8.2% | 7,990 | 0.38 |
| 1961 | 2,832 | — | 7,185 | 0.39 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 664 t USD 1.9 m
- Exporter rank
- 60 of 124
- Imports
- 82,217 t USD 176 m
- Importer rank
- 5 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
Other large producers
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.