Sesame seed — Area harvested in Caribbean

Caribbean: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 15,794 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,794 ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
21st
of 29 regions
All-time high
15,794 ha
in 2024
All-time low
1,350 ha
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 15,794 ha for sesame seed — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 15,794 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,350 ha, in 1964.

That places Caribbean 21st out of 29 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,567 ha 1,350 ha 2,550 ha 9
1970s 9,997 ha 3,150 ha 14,600 ha 10
1980s 15,052 ha 14,100 ha 15,600 ha 10
1990s 13,420 ha 12,900 ha 14,620 ha 10
2000s 14,348 ha 13,000 ha 15,662 ha 10
2010s 15,354 ha 15,068 ha 15,728 ha 10
2020s 15,742 ha 15,683 ha 15,794 ha 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 18 Ethiopia PDR 62,000 ha compare
  2. 19 Cameroon 60,000 ha compare
  3. 19 Paraguay 60,000 ha compare
  4. 21 Mexico 57,246 ha compare
  5. 22 Senegal 47,000 ha compare
  6. 23 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 45,287 ha compare
  7. 24 Thailand 45,000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — area harvested in Caribbean?
Sesame seed — area harvested in Caribbean was 15,794 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 15,794 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 1,350 ha in 1964.
How does Caribbean rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
Caribbean ranks 21st out of 29 regions with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean 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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Indicator
Sesame seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
109 places, 6,084 data points, 1961–2024
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