Cameroon vs Mali: Sesame seed — Area harvested

Cameroon
60,000 ha
in 2024
Mali
103,039 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Mali rank
17th

Sesame seed — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 103,039 ha against 60,000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 43,039 ha.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.7 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Mali ranks 17th of 72 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 30,000 ha 170 ha 29,830 ha Cameroon
1980s 26,600 ha 898.2 ha 25,702 ha Cameroon
1990s 19,716 ha 5,021 ha 14,695 ha Cameroon
2000s 25,815 ha 16,588 ha 9,227 ha Cameroon
2010s 53,822 ha 64,357 ha 10,535 ha Mali
2020s 59,353 ha 92,488 ha 33,135 ha Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, Cameroon or Mali?
Mali, at 103,039 ha against 60,000 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between Cameroon and Mali?
43,039 ha, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Mali ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Sesame seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
109 places, 6,084 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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