China vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- China
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
China currently reports 251,800 ha against 10,740 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 241,060 ha.
That makes China's figure about 23.4 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 13th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th of 72 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 696,306 ha | 8,667 ha | 687,640 ha | China |
| 1970s | 601,731 ha | 10,300 ha | 591,431 ha | China |
| 1980s | 856,717 ha | 15,810 ha | 840,907 ha | China |
| 1990s | 667,308 ha | 11,568 ha | 655,740 ha | China |
| 2000s | 621,720 ha | 10,639 ha | 611,081 ha | China |
| 2010s | 362,840 ha | 10,606 ha | 352,234 ha | China |
| 2020s | 277,223 ha | 10,709 ha | 266,514 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, China or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- China, at 251,800 ha against 10,740 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 241,060 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- China ranks 13th and Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.