Sesame seed — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 57,246 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — area harvested in Mexico is 57,246 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 307,175 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 18,897 ha, in 1994.
Mexico ranks 21st 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 216,670 ha | — |
| 1962 | 238,270 ha | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 250,677 ha | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 261,276 ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 267,234 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 252,109 ha | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 270,764 ha | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 258,991 ha | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 264,070 ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 273,768 ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 281,172 ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 276,495 ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 255,166 ha | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 240,257 ha | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 218,660 ha | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 197,959 ha | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 204,701 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 243,760 ha | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 307,175 ha | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 263,999 ha | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 143,483 ha | -45.7% |
| 1982 | 91,043 ha | -36.5% |
| 1983 | 165,529 ha | +81.8% |
| 1984 | 132,760 ha | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 142,031 ha | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 111,891 ha | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 96,959 ha | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 81,734 ha | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 79,032 ha | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 110,432 ha | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 72,104 ha | -34.7% |
| 1992 | 42,981 ha | -40.4% |
| 1993 | 35,471 ha | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 18,897 ha | -46.7% |
| 1995 | 36,682 ha | +94.1% |
| 1996 | 80,322 ha | +119.0% |
| 1997 | 43,028 ha | -46.4% |
| 1998 | 57,763 ha | +34.2% |
| 1999 | 54,257 ha | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 69,702 ha | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 70,943 ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 37,353 ha | -47.3% |
| 2003 | 55,600 ha | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 55,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37,741 ha | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 38,529 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 48,168 ha | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 48,398 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 51,876 ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 70,504 ha | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 71,308 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 58,892 ha | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 63,642 ha | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 96,318 ha | +51.3% |
| 2015 | 79,010 ha | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 90,039 ha | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 76,086 ha | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 78,656 ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 81,873 ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 78,695 ha | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 72,652 ha | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 81,468 ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 65,045 ha | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 57,246 ha | -12.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 57,246 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,676 ha, 15.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 57,246 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,105 ha, 27.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Area harvested in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +119.0% | 36,682 ha | 80,322 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 253,340 ha | 216,670 ha | 270,764 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 249,911 ha | 197,959 ha | 307,175 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,846 ha | 79,032 ha | 263,999 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,194 ha | 18,897 ha | 110,432 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,391 ha | 37,353 ha | 70,943 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,633 ha | 58,892 ha | 96,318 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,021 ha | 57,246 ha | 81,468 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Mexico?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Mexico was 57,246 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 307,175 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,897 ha in 1994.
- How does Mexico rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.