Sesame seed — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 3,676 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 3,676 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 50,000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1,611 ha, in 2012.
That places Colombia 45th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,166 ha | — |
| 1962 | 41,978 ha | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 45,000 ha | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 48,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 50,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 35,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 1967 | 20,000 ha | -42.9% |
| 1968 | 19,700 ha | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 19,600 ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 27,400 ha | +39.8% |
| 1971 | 47,000 ha | +71.5% |
| 1972 | 43,200 ha | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 37,000 ha | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 32,200 ha | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 41,600 ha | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 36,100 ha | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 22,000 ha | -39.1% |
| 1978 | 26,900 ha | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 27,700 ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 24,200 ha | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 19,400 ha | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 12,300 ha | -36.6% |
| 1983 | 9,000 ha | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 8,360 ha | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 27,450 ha | +228.3% |
| 1986 | 29,350 ha | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 19,080 ha | -35.0% |
| 1988 | 12,350 ha | -35.3% |
| 1989 | 14,255 ha | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 12,450 ha | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 8,430 ha | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 5,855 ha | -30.5% |
| 1993 | 15,389 ha | +162.8% |
| 1994 | 14,099 ha | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 11,887 ha | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 11,095 ha | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 10,502 ha | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 6,163 ha | -41.3% |
| 1999 | 8,091 ha | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 6,398 ha | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 5,434 ha | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 4,727 ha | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 4,161 ha | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 4,051 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,000 ha | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 6,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 2,106 ha | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 1,611 ha | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 2,655 ha | +64.8% |
| 2014 | 5,346 ha | +101.4% |
| 2015 | 5,525 ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,519 ha | -54.4% |
| 2017 | 4,062 ha | +61.3% |
| 2018 | 4,849 ha | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 5,863 ha | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 5,265 ha | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 3,875 ha | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 4,604 ha | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 4,875 ha | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 3,676 ha | -24.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3,676 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,676 ha, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3,676 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,105 ha, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Area harvested in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +228.3% | 8,360 ha | 27,450 ha |
| 1993 | +162.8% | 5,855 ha | 15,389 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,938 ha | 19,600 ha | 50,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,110 ha | 22,000 ha | 47,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,574 ha | 8,360 ha | 29,350 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,396 ha | 5,855 ha | 15,389 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,777 ha | 3,000 ha | 6,398 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,754 ha | 1,611 ha | 5,863 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,459 ha | 3,676 ha | 5,265 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 43 Togo 5,677 ha compare
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- 46 Saudi Arabia 3,592 ha compare
- 47 Nicaragua 2,889 ha compare
- 48 China, Taiwan Province of 1,800 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Colombia?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Colombia was 3,676 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,611 ha in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.