Sesame seed — Area harvested in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 13,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 13,000 ha for sesame seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Cambodia peaked at 79,250 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,360 ha, in 1980.
That places Cambodia 38th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,835 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,540 ha | +78.3% |
| 1963 | 19,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 15,000 ha | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 12,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 14,600 ha | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 7,500 ha | -48.6% |
| 1968 | 13,800 ha | +84.0% |
| 1969 | 15,400 ha | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 15,600 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 9,100 ha | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 10,000 ha | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,500 ha | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 8,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 6,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 3,360 ha | -52.0% |
| 1981 | 6,440 ha | +91.7% |
| 1982 | 8,440 ha | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 10,900 ha | +29.1% |
| 1984 | 9,000 ha | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 11,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 14,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 16,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 11,000 ha | -31.2% |
| 1989 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 16,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 13,000 ha | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 10,203 ha | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 9,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 8,300 ha | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 11,700 ha | +41.0% |
| 1997 | 15,900 ha | +35.9% |
| 1998 | 9,435 ha | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 16,410 ha | +73.9% |
| 2000 | 18,130 ha | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 17,444 ha | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 18,021 ha | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 33,991 ha | +88.6% |
| 2004 | 64,470 ha | +89.7% |
| 2005 | 79,250 ha | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 56,263 ha | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 47,810 ha | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 35,874 ha | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 43,206 ha | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 48,299 ha | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 42,599 ha | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 36,722 ha | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 23,400 ha | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 28,000 ha | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 24,700 ha | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 14,700 ha | -40.5% |
| 2017 | 17,000 ha | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 14,300 ha | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 13,400 ha | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 13,726 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 13,531 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 13,000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,856 ha, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 13,000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,000 ha, 29% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,853 ha | 7,500 ha | 19,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,220 ha | 6,000 ha | 15,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,214 ha | 3,360 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,995 ha | 8,300 ha | 16,410 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,446 ha | 17,444 ha | 79,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,312 ha | 13,400 ha | 48,299 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,251 ha | 13,000 ha | 13,726 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Cambodia?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Cambodia was 13,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,250 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,360 ha in 1980.
- How does Cambodia rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Cambodia ranks 38th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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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.