Sesame seed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 2.27 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — area harvested in Eastern Africa stood at 2.27 million ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 2.79 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 214,629 ha, in 1962.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 24 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 238,890 ha | — |
| 1962 | 214,629 ha | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 221,876 ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 243,741 ha | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 239,370 ha | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 281,680 ha | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 294,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 313,150 ha | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 318,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 323,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 350,200 ha | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 310,700 ha | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 359,900 ha | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 360,750 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 353,800 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 303,488 ha | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 341,000 ha | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 360,300 ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 298,000 ha | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 293,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 313,200 ha | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 319,982 ha | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 358,400 ha | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 342,000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 351,700 ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 329,244 ha | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 346,700 ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 359,700 ha | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 372,400 ha | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 393,500 ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 400,475 ha | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 355,500 ha | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 395,514 ha | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 391,884 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 404,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 409,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 399,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 413,826 ha | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 419,832 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 433,748 ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 377,393 ha | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 465,384 ha | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 583,606 ha | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 628,098 ha | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 770,859 ha | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 771,792 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 793,296 ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 688,657 ha | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 865,423 ha | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million ha | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million ha | +44.6% |
| 2012 | 2.27 million ha | +47.5% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.67 million ha | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 2.79 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 2.57 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.18 million ha | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 2.18 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.85 million ha | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 2.26 million ha | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 2.27 million ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262,815 ha | 214,629 ha | 318,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 336,114 ha | 298,000 ha | 360,750 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 338,633 ha | 293,000 ha | 372,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 398,253 ha | 355,500 ha | 419,832 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 637,826 ha | 377,393 ha | 865,423 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 2.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million ha | 1.85 million ha | 2.27 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Pakistan 738,816 ha compare
- 6 Ethiopia 608,111 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 608,000 ha compare
- 8 South Sudan 604,865 ha compare
- 9 Chad 572,153 ha compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 427,819 ha compare
- 11 Mozambique 355,517 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 2.27 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,629 ha in 1962.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.