Brazil vs Syrian Arab Republic: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- Brazil
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 608,000 ha against 16,087 ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 591,913 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 37.8 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 72 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,633 ha | 8,914 ha | 4,281 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 5,000 ha | 27,289 ha | 22,289 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 6,700 ha | 30,991 ha | 24,291 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 21,500 ha | 17,636 ha | 3,864 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 20,000 ha | 7,520 ha | 12,480 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 37,000 ha | 3,317 ha | 33,683 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 384,600 ha | 13,215 ha | 371,385 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, Brazil or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Brazil, at 608,000 ha against 16,087 ha in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 591,913 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sesame seed — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.