Sesame seed — Area harvested in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 2,889 ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2023, sesame seed — area harvested in Nicaragua stood at 2,889 ha.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Nicaragua peaked at 38,500 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,350 ha, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 47th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,100 ha | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 7,000 ha | -23.1% |
| 1964 | 8,600 ha | +22.9% |
| 1965 | 8,800 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 8,209 ha | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 9,813 ha | +19.5% |
| 1968 | 10,701 ha | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 11,547 ha | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 9,894 ha | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 7,804 ha | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 2,823 ha | -63.8% |
| 1973 | 4,298 ha | +52.2% |
| 1974 | 7,034 ha | +63.7% |
| 1975 | 6,542 ha | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 7,035 ha | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 7,560 ha | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 8,533 ha | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 7,988 ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 20,283 ha | +153.9% |
| 1981 | 14,955 ha | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 9,767 ha | -34.7% |
| 1983 | 15,400 ha | +57.7% |
| 1984 | 15,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,197 ha | -46.8% |
| 1986 | 7,538 ha | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 7,560 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,280 ha | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 9,660 ha | +32.7% |
| 1990 | 27,090 ha | +180.4% |
| 1991 | 35,420 ha | +30.7% |
| 1992 | 17,500 ha | -50.6% |
| 1993 | 27,370 ha | +56.4% |
| 1994 | 27,370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,960 ha | +35.0% |
| 1996 | 27,650 ha | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 38,500 ha | +39.2% |
| 1998 | 24,500 ha | -36.4% |
| 1999 | 7,868 ha | -67.9% |
| 2000 | 11,295 ha | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 8,255 ha | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 2,350 ha | -71.5% |
| 2003 | 8,228 ha | +250.1% |
| 2004 | 16,281 ha | +97.9% |
| 2005 | 11,498 ha | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 9,176 ha | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 9,162 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,269 ha | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 7,251 ha | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 7,402 ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9,121 ha | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 7,089 ha | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 8,157 ha | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 8,069 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8,327 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4,651 ha | -44.1% |
| 2017 | 6,661 ha | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 6,438 ha | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 7,994 ha | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 7,405 ha | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 7,827 ha | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4,618 ha | -41.0% |
| 2023 | 2,889 ha | -37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,341 ha | 7,000 ha | 11,547 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,951 ha | 2,823 ha | 9,894 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,604 ha | 7,280 ha | 20,283 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,023 ha | 7,868 ha | 38,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,176 ha | 2,350 ha | 16,281 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,391 ha | 4,651 ha | 9,121 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,685 ha | 2,889 ha | 7,827 ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 44 Uzbekistan 5,209 ha compare
- 45 Colombia 3,676 ha compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 3,592 ha compare
- 48 China, Taiwan Province of 1,800 ha compare
- 49 Honduras 1,321 ha compare
- 50 Gambia 1,224 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Nicaragua?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Nicaragua was 2,889 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 38,500 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 ha in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.