Ranked Sesame Seed Producing Countries
| Rank | Country | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 1,119,026 |
| 2 | India | 817,000 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 700,000 |
| 4 | Myanmar | 641,730 |
| 5 | China | 457,332 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 440,000 |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 270,000 |
| 8 | Chad | 196,904 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 190,000 |
| 10 | South Sudan | 182,153 |
| 11 | Uganda | 146,000 |
| 12 | Pakistan | 127,974 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 125,000 |
| 14 | Niger | 85,062 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 70,000 |
| 16 | Brazil | 62,000 |
| 17 | Mexico | 53,019 |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 45,694 |
| 19 | Mali | 42,827 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 39,938 |
| 21 | Senegal | 37,586 |
| 22 | Egypt | 37,000 |
| 23 | Paraguay | 35,877 |
| 24 | Somalia | 33,976 |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 32,434 |
| 26 | Thailand | 31,000 |
| 27.5 | Guatemala | 30,000 |
| 27.5 | Cambodia | 30,000 |
| 29 | Iran | 29,000 |
| 30 | Vietnam | 28,775 |
| 31 | Venezuela | 23,382 |
| 32 | Yemen | 20,928 |
| 33 | Turkey | 17,657 |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 15,697 |
| 35 | Laos | 14,794 |
| 36 | Bolivia | 14,046 |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 11,999 |
| 38 | Syria | 11,591 |
| 39 | Kenya | 11,568 |
| 40 | South Korea | 10,090 |
| 41 | Benin | 10,000 |
| 42 | Eritrea | 5,040 |
| 43 | Congo | 4,583 |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 4,536 |
| 45 | Haiti | 4,142 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 4,088 |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 3,464 |
| 48 | Colombia | 3,360 |
| 49 | Guinea | 3,302 |
| 50 | Angola | 3,289 |
| 51 | Malawi | 3,282 |
| 52 | Cote d Ivoire | 3,018 |
| 53 | Gambia | 2,713 |
| 54 | Iraq | 2,134 |
| 55 | El Salvador | 2,000 |
| 56 | China Taiwan | 1,932 |
| 57 | Togo | 1,814 |
| 58 | Honduras | 1,229 |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 1,131 |
Data from United Nations FAO Stat