China, mainland vs Nigeria: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- China, mainland
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 350,000 ha against 250,000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 100,000 ha.
That makes Nigeria'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 Nigeria ranks 12th of 72 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 689,922 ha | 199,444 ha | 490,478 ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 599,210 ha | 121,800 ha | 477,410 ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 855,677 ha | 112,020 ha | 743,657 ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 666,696 ha | 130,190 ha | 536,506 ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 620,720 ha | 211,959 ha | 408,762 ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 360,899 ha | 621,516 ha | 260,617 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 275,280 ha | 379,616 ha | 104,336 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, China, mainland or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 350,000 ha against 250,000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between China, mainland and Nigeria?
- 100,000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Nigeria rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- China, mainland ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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.