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Sesame seeds: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sesame seeds totaled $4.8 billion (2.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Niger (12%), India (10%) and Sudan (9%); the top importers were China (39%), Turkey (9%) and Japan (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$4.8billion
Tonnes
2.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,767
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Niger$576 million · 12.1%
  2. India$499 million · 10.5%
  3. Sudan$442 million · 9.3%
  4. Nigeria$358 million · 7.5%
  5. Brazil$336 million · 7.1%
  6. Pakistan$311 million · 6.5%
  7. Tanzania$269 million · 5.7%
  8. Mozambique$262 million · 5.5%
  9. Ethiopia$240 million · 5.1%
  10. Chad$204 million · 4.3%
  11. Togo$201 million · 4.2%
  12. Turkey$119 million · 2.5%
  13. Myanmar$114 million · 2.4%
  14. Burkina Faso$112 million · 2.4%
  15. China$90 million · 1.9%
  16. Egypt$90 million · 1.9%
  17. Paraguay$54 million · 1.1%
  18. Guatemala$49 million · 1%
  19. Mali$46 million · 0.96%
  20. Uganda$39 million · 0.81%

Top importers

  1. China$1.8 billion · 38.9%
    see sources
  2. Turkey$446 million · 9.4%
  3. Japan$363 million · 7.6%
  4. India$228 million · 4.8%
  5. South Korea$171 million · 3.6%
  6. Israel$143 million · 3%
  7. Egypt$103 million · 2.2%
  8. Saudi Arabia$101 million · 2.1%
  9. Germany$98 million · 2.1%
  10. United States$88 million · 1.9%
  11. Greece$82 million · 1.7%
  12. Vietnam$77 million · 1.6%
  13. Mexico$66 million · 1.4%
  14. Taiwan$63 million · 1.3%
  15. Iraq$63 million · 1.3%
  16. Netherlands$58 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  17. Lebanon$50 million · 1.1%
  18. Morocco$46 million · 0.97%
  19. Russia$42 million · 0.88%
  20. Poland$34 million · 0.72%

Trend

Who sells it

Niger has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Niger 576
  • India 499
  • Sudan 442
  • Nigeria 358
  • Brazil 336

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Niger0.27576
India69.1499
Sudan76442
Nigeria6.1358
Brazil1.1336

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 74% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $1,767

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,015
1996$991
1997$839
1998$853
1999$921
2000$795
2001$763
2002$686
2003$853
2004$1,008
2005$856
2006$887
2007$995
2008$1,678
2009$1,428
2010$1,386
2011$1,976
2012$1,467
2013$1,376
2014$2,113
2015$1,551
2016$1,368
2017$1,223
2018$1,483
2019$1,685
2020$1,464
2021$1,695
2022$1,744
2023$1,874
2024$1,767

What it includes

  • 120740 · subheading of heading 1207: Other oilseeds

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Sources and methodology

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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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