Sesame seed — Area harvested in Greece
Greece: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 699 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, sesame seed — area harvested in Greece stood at 699 ha.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 685.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Greece peaked at 30,000 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 74 ha, in 2009.
Greece ranks 54th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,748 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,978 ha | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 30,000 ha | +76.7% |
| 1964 | 21,780 ha | -27.4% |
| 1965 | 11,850 ha | -45.6% |
| 1966 | 16,420 ha | +38.6% |
| 1967 | 16,890 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 13,090 ha | -22.5% |
| 1969 | 9,810 ha | -25.1% |
| 1970 | 17,800 ha | +81.4% |
| 1971 | 14,300 ha | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 12,200 ha | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 10,280 ha | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 5,900 ha | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 6,200 ha | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 3,800 ha | -36.7% |
| 1978 | 2,600 ha | -31.6% |
| 1979 | 3,200 ha | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 4,700 ha | +46.9% |
| 1981 | 2,700 ha | -42.6% |
| 1982 | 1,940 ha | -28.1% |
| 1983 | 1,700 ha | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 1,100 ha | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 950 ha | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 1,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 968 ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 814 ha | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 572 ha | -29.7% |
| 1990 | 378 ha | -33.9% |
| 1991 | 458 ha | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 404 ha | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 348 ha | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 298 ha | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 235 ha | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 186 ha | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 186 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 168 ha | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 168 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 133 ha | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 140 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 118 ha | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 98 ha | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 129 ha | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 92 ha | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 107 ha | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 89 ha | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 80 ha | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 74 ha | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 112 ha | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 116 ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 82 ha | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 82 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 184 ha | +124.4% |
| 2015 | 672 ha | +265.2% |
| 2016 | 616 ha | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 699 ha | +13.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 699 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26 ha, 26.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Greece's 699 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183 ha, 3.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Area harvested in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +265.2% | 184 ha | 672 ha |
| 2014 | +124.4% | 82 ha | 184 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,618 ha | 9,810 ha | 30,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,228 ha | 2,600 ha | 17,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,644 ha | 572 ha | 4,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 282.9 ha | 168 ha | 458 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 106 ha | 74 ha | 140 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 320.38 ha | 82 ha | 699 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 51 El Salvador 1,220 ha compare
- 52 Iraq 939 ha compare
- 53 Tajikistan 753 ha compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 620 ha compare
- 56 Congo 612 ha compare
- 57 Morocco 400 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Greece?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Greece was 699 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 ha in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 72 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 685.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.