China, mainland vs Mozambique: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 355,517 ha against 250,000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 105,517 ha.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.4 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 11th of 72 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 689,922 ha | 4,489 ha | 685,433 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 599,210 ha | 6,700 ha | 592,510 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 855,677 ha | 7,000 ha | 848,677 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 666,696 ha | 4,400 ha | 662,296 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 620,720 ha | 56,840 ha | 563,880 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 360,899 ha | 117,303 ha | 243,596 ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 275,280 ha | 327,515 ha | 52,235 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, China, mainland or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 355,517 ha against 250,000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between China, mainland and Mozambique?
- 105,517 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Mozambique?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Mozambique rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 11th 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.