Sesame seed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 10,740 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10,740 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 13 countries
All-time high
24,100 ha
in 1988
All-time low
5,000 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sesame seed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 10,740 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 24,100 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5,000 ha, in 1963.

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

Sesame seed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 6,000 ha
1962 11,000 ha +83.3%
1963 5,000 ha -54.5%
1964 6,000 ha +20.0%
1965 11,000 ha +83.3%
1966 9,000 ha -18.2%
1967 9,000 ha +0.0%
1968 10,000 ha +11.1%
1969 11,000 ha +10.0%
1970 12,500 ha +13.6%
1971 11,700 ha -6.4%
1972 10,400 ha -11.1%
1973 10,300 ha -1.0%
1974 11,100 ha +7.8%
1975 11,300 ha +1.8%
1976 9,500 ha -15.9%
1977 7,800 ha -17.9%
1978 8,400 ha +7.7%
1979 10,000 ha +19.0%
1980 10,200 ha +2.0%
1981 10,500 ha +2.9%
1982 10,800 ha +2.9%
1983 11,200 ha +3.7%
1984 11,500 ha +2.7%
1985 11,700 ha +1.7%
1986 20,800 ha +77.8%
1987 23,300 ha +12.0%
1988 24,100 ha +3.4%
1989 24,000 ha -0.4%
1990 20,000 ha -16.7%
1991 11,000 ha -45.0%
1992 12,000 ha +9.1%
1993 13,000 ha +8.3%
1994 14,000 ha +7.7%
1995 9,500 ha -32.1%
1996 8,918 ha -6.1%
1997 9,060 ha +1.6%
1998 9,204 ha +1.6%
1999 9,000 ha -2.2%
2000 9,406 ha +4.5%
2001 9,300 ha -1.1%
2002 10,822 ha +16.4%
2003 10,867 ha +0.4%
2004 10,889 ha +0.2%
2005 10,933 ha +0.4%
2006 10,978 ha +0.4%
2007 11,022 ha +0.4%
2008 11,067 ha +0.4%
2009 11,110 ha +0.4%
2010 11,212 ha +0.9%
2011 10,499 ha -6.4%
2012 10,363 ha -1.3%
2013 10,489 ha +1.2%
2014 10,526 ha +0.4%
2015 10,520 ha -0.1%
2016 10,590 ha +0.7%
2017 10,618 ha +0.3%
2018 10,621 ha +0.0%
2019 10,626 ha +0.0%
2020 10,666 ha +0.4%
2021 10,692 ha +0.2%
2022 10,718 ha +0.2%
2023 10,729 ha +0.1%
2024 10,740 ha +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,667 ha 5,000 ha 11,000 ha 9
1970s 10,300 ha 7,800 ha 12,500 ha 10
1980s 15,810 ha 10,200 ha 24,100 ha 10
1990s 11,568 ha 8,918 ha 20,000 ha 10
2000s 10,639 ha 9,300 ha 11,110 ha 10
2010s 10,606 ha 10,363 ha 11,212 ha 10
2020s 10,709 ha 10,666 ha 10,740 ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 9 Chad 572,153 ha compare
  2. 9 Türkiye 20,406 ha compare
  3. 10 Burkina Faso 427,819 ha compare
  4. 11 Mozambique 355,517 ha compare
  5. 12 Nigeria 350,000 ha compare
  6. 13 China 251,800 ha compare
  7. 14 China, mainland 250,000 ha compare
  8. 15 Niger 248,962 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Sesame seed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 10,740 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 24,100 ha in 1988.
What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 5,000 ha in 1963.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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