China, mainland vs Mali: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Mali
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 250,000 ha against 103,039 ha in Mali, a difference of 146,961 ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.4 times Mali's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 14th and Mali ranks 17th of 72 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 843,300 ha | 170 ha | 843,130 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 855,677 ha | 898.2 ha | 854,778 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 666,696 ha | 5,021 ha | 661,675 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 620,720 ha | 16,588 ha | 604,133 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 360,899 ha | 64,357 ha | 296,541 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 275,280 ha | 92,488 ha | 182,792 ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, China, mainland or Mali?
- China, mainland, at 250,000 ha against 103,039 ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between China, mainland and Mali?
- 146,961 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Mali?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Mali rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 14th 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
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.