Sesame seed — Area harvested in Brazil
Brazil: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 608,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — area harvested in Brazil is 608,000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 2,940.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Brazil peaked at 659,900 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,700 ha, in 1966.
That places Brazil 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 ha | +53.8% |
| 1963 | 2,600 ha | -67.5% |
| 1964 | 5,200 ha | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 6,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 1,700 ha | -71.7% |
| 1967 | 8,700 ha | +411.8% |
| 1968 | 1,700 ha | -80.5% |
| 1969 | 2,600 ha | +52.9% |
| 1970 | 7,000 ha | +169.2% |
| 1971 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 4,500 ha | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 20,000 ha | +185.7% |
| 1990 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 22,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 22,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,000 ha | -56.0% |
| 2008 | 10,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 9,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 8,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 9,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 20,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 24,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 27,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 32,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 53,000 ha | +65.6% |
| 2019 | 175,000 ha | +230.2% |
| 2020 | 144,000 ha | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 149,900 ha | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 361,200 ha | +141.0% |
| 2023 | 659,900 ha | +82.7% |
| 2024 | 608,000 ha | -7.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 608,000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,676 ha, 165.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 608,000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,105 ha, 288.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Area harvested in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +411.8% | 1,700 ha | 8,700 ha |
| 2019 | +230.2% | 53,000 ha | 175,000 ha |
| 1989 | +185.7% | 7,000 ha | 20,000 ha |
| 1970 | +169.2% | 2,600 ha | 7,000 ha |
| 2022 | +141.0% | 149,900 ha | 361,200 ha |
| 1964 | +100.0% | 2,600 ha | 5,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,633 ha | 1,700 ha | 8,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,000 ha | 4,500 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,700 ha | 5,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,500 ha | 20,000 ha | 24,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,000 ha | 9,000 ha | 25,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 175,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,600 ha | 144,000 ha | 659,900 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Sudan (former) 1.48 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 366,464 ha compare
- 5 Pakistan 738,816 ha compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 46,876 ha compare
- 6 Ethiopia 608,111 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,000 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27,152 ha compare
- 8 South Sudan 604,865 ha compare
- 8 Viet Nam 23,042 ha compare
- 9 Chad 572,153 ha compare
- 9 Türkiye 20,406 ha compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 427,819 ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 16,087 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Brazil?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Brazil was 608,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 659,900 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 ha in 1966.
- How does Brazil rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,940.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.