Sesame seed — Area harvested in Japan
Japan: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 26 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — area harvested in Japan stood at 26 ha.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Japan peaked at 7,870 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1991.
That places Japan 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,870 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,530 ha | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 7,040 ha | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 6,610 ha | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 5,960 ha | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 5,510 ha | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 4,700 ha | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 1,700 ha | -63.8% |
| 1969 | 590 ha | -65.3% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | +69.5% |
| 1971 | 660 ha | -34.0% |
| 1972 | 510 ha | -22.7% |
| 1973 | 390 ha | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 500 ha | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 417 ha | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 457 ha | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 419 ha | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 471 ha | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 550 ha | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 370 ha | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 200 ha | -45.9% |
| 1991 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 ha | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha | — |
| 1997 | 0 ha | — |
| 1998 | 0 ha | — |
| 1999 | 17 ha | — |
| 2000 | 21 ha | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 24 ha | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 27 ha | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 125 ha | +363.0% |
| 2004 | 28 ha | -77.6% |
| 2005 | 23 ha | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 18 ha | — |
| 2008 | 19 ha | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 22 ha | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 22 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 21 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 ha | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 26 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 ha | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 26 ha | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 25 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 25 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 ha | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 ha | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 26 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Japan's 26 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,000 ha, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Area harvested in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +363.0% | 27 ha | 125 ha |
| 1991 | -100.0% | 200 ha | 0 ha |
| 2006 | -100.0% | 23 ha | 0 ha |
| 2004 | -77.6% | 125 ha | 28 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,279 ha | 590 ha | 7,870 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 556 ha | 390 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 468.4 ha | 370 ha | 550 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7 ha | 0 ha | 200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7 ha | 0 ha | 125 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7 ha | 21 ha | 26 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6 ha | 25 ha | 26 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Japan?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Japan was 26 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,870 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Japan ranks 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.