Nigeria vs Syrian Arab Republic: Sesame seed — Area harvested
Sesame seed — Area harvested over time
- Nigeria
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 350,000 ha against 16,087 ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 333,913 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 21.8 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 12th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 72 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 199,444 ha | 8,914 ha | 190,530 ha | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 121,800 ha | 27,289 ha | 94,511 ha | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 112,020 ha | 30,991 ha | 81,029 ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 130,190 ha | 17,636 ha | 112,554 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 211,959 ha | 7,520 ha | 204,440 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 621,516 ha | 3,317 ha | 618,199 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 379,616 ha | 13,215 ha | 366,401 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sesame seed — area harvested, Nigeria or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Nigeria, at 350,000 ha against 16,087 ha in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sesame seed — area harvested between Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 333,913 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 12th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th 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.