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The Top 5 Sesame Seed Producing Countries
| Country | Sesame Seed Production 2013 (metric tonnes) |
% of World Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 890,000 m/t | 18.3% |
| 2 | India | 636,000 m/t | 13.1% |
| 3 | China | 623,492 m/t | 12.8% |
| 4 | Sudan (former) | 562,000 m/t | 11.5% |
| 5 | Tanzania | 420,000 m/t | 8.6% |
Tags:
Crops, China, Africa, India
Sources: FAOSTAT data 2015. Last accessed by The Top 5 of Anything: July 5th, 2015.
List Notes: Sesame seed production is for the year 2013 in metric tonnes. Percent of world total is percentage of world sesame seed production for the year 2013. Please note: this top 5 list may include official, semi-official or estimated data gathered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Sources: FAOSTAT data 2015. Last accessed by The Top 5 of Anything: July 5th, 2015.
List Notes: Sesame seed production is for the year 2013 in metric tonnes. Percent of world total is percentage of world sesame seed production for the year 2013. Please note: this top 5 list may include official, semi-official or estimated data gathered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
