Niger vs Western Asia: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- Niger
- Western Asia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 248,962 ha against 61,817 ha in Western Asia, a difference of 187,145 ha.
That makes Niger's figure about 4.0 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.
Niger ranks 15th and Western Asia ranks 15th of 72 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 107,396 ha | 107,396 ha | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 419 ha | 106,534 ha | 106,115 ha | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 1,575 ha | 140,821 ha | 139,246 ha | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 18,025 ha | 143,434 ha | 125,409 ha | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 72,049 ha | 99,128 ha | 27,080 ha | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 152,323 ha | 62,956 ha | 89,367 ha | Niger |
| 2020s | 215,918 ha | 63,469 ha | 152,449 ha | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, Niger or Western Asia?
- Niger, at 248,962 ha against 61,817 ha in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between Niger and Western Asia?
- 187,145 ha, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Western Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Western Asia rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 15th and Western Asia ranks 15th 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.