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Where does China get its sesame seeds? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $1.8 billion of sesame seeds (1.2 million tonnes), 38.9% of the world total. Its main sources were Niger (28%), Tanzania (12%) and Mozambique (12%). China was the world’s largest importer of sesame seeds.

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Share of world total
38.9%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Niger515Tonnes: 315,795USD per tonne: $1,62927.9%Sea
Tanzania223Tonnes: 150,224USD per tonne: $1,48412.1%Sea
Mozambique217Tonnes: 138,991USD per tonne: $1,56111.7%Sea
Pakistan217Tonnes: 180,304USD per tonne: $1,20111.7%Land
Ethiopia164Tonnes: 89,819USD per tonne: $1,8248.9%Sea
Togo163Tonnes: 72,688USD per tonne: $2,2498.9%Sea
Sudan159Tonnes: 90,620USD per tonne: $1,7508.6%Sea
Myanmar81.1Tonnes: 55,856USD per tonne: $1,4514.4%Land
Mali37.8Tonnes: 22,792USD per tonne: $1,6602.1%Sea
Burkina Faso21Tonnes: 13,295USD per tonne: $1,5801.1%Sea
Bangladesh12.2Tonnes: 11,165USD per tonne: $1,0950.66%Sea
Senegal10.2Tonnes: 15,181USD per tonne: $6730.55%Sea
Uganda8.5Tonnes: 5,951USD per tonne: $1,4260.46%Sea
Gambia6.3Tonnes: 3,508USD per tonne: $1,8020.34%Sea
Nigeria5.3Tonnes: 1,548USD per tonne: $3,4380.29%Sea
India3.2Tonnes: 1,764USD per tonne: $1,8270.17%Land
Bolivia1.8Tonnes: 1,143USD per tonne: $1,5740.1%Sea
Paraguay1.2Tonnes: 546USD per tonne: $2,1190.06%Sea
South Korea1Tonnes: 600USD per tonne: $1,7240.06%Sea
Mexico0.33Tonnes: 97USD per tonne: $3,3880.02%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Niger has been its main source since 2019

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Niger 515
  • Tanzania 223
  • Mozambique 217
  • Pakistan 217
  • Ethiopia 164

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Niger0515
Tanzania0223
Mozambique0217
Pakistan0217
Ethiopia0164

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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