Sesame seed — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Sesame seed — Area harvested was 883 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 883 ha for sesame seed — area harvested in 2017.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 210.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 34,324 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 136 ha, in 2000.
That places European Union (27) 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,807 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,146 ha | -18.1% |
| 1963 | 34,324 ha | +62.3% |
| 1964 | 26,342 ha | -23.3% |
| 1965 | 14,273 ha | -45.8% |
| 1966 | 22,606 ha | +58.4% |
| 1967 | 24,624 ha | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 19,844 ha | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 15,332 ha | -22.7% |
| 1970 | 22,464 ha | +46.5% |
| 1971 | 19,565 ha | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 16,391 ha | -16.2% |
| 1973 | 13,697 ha | -16.4% |
| 1974 | 9,494 ha | -30.7% |
| 1975 | 9,952 ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 9,524 ha | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 6,878 ha | -27.8% |
| 1978 | 4,596 ha | -33.2% |
| 1979 | 4,847 ha | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 5,134 ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 3,081 ha | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 2,329 ha | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 2,024 ha | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 1,346 ha | -33.5% |
| 1985 | 1,163 ha | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 1,082 ha | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 1,041 ha | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 855 ha | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 600 ha | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 403 ha | -32.8% |
| 1991 | 470 ha | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 417 ha | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 362 ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 303 ha | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 240 ha | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 189 ha | -21.2% |
| 1997 | 189 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 171 ha | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 171 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 136 ha | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 143 ha | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 301 ha | +110.5% |
| 2003 | 269 ha | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 300 ha | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 254 ha | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 270 ha | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 284 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 242 ha | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 246 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 299 ha | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 312 ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 287 ha | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 270 ha | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 328 ha | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 860 ha | +162.2% |
| 2016 | 799 ha | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 883 ha | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,700 ha | 14,273 ha | 34,324 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,741 ha | 4,596 ha | 22,464 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,866 ha | 600 ha | 5,134 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 291.5 ha | 171 ha | 470 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244.5 ha | 136 ha | 301 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 504.75 ha | 270 ha | 883 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in European Union (27) was 883 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 34,324 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 136 ha in 2000.
- How does European Union (27) rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2017.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.