Sesame seed — Area harvested in Niger
Niger: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 248,962 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — area harvested in Niger stood at 248,962 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Niger peaked at 248,962 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Niger 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 300 ha | — |
| 1972 | 100 ha | -66.7% |
| 1973 | 300 ha | +200.0% |
| 1974 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 700 ha | +75.0% |
| 1976 | 600 ha | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 550 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 640 ha | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 650 ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 800 ha | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 950 ha | +18.8% |
| 1983 | 1,100 ha | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 1,250 ha | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 1,600 ha | +28.0% |
| 1986 | 1,900 ha | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 2,200 ha | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 2,800 ha | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 3,100 ha | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 1,510 ha | -51.3% |
| 1992 | 2,670 ha | +76.8% |
| 1993 | 2,490 ha | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 3,460 ha | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 19,710 ha | +469.7% |
| 1996 | 6,700 ha | -66.0% |
| 1997 | 48,288 ha | +620.7% |
| 1998 | 28,891 ha | -40.2% |
| 1999 | 63,431 ha | +119.6% |
| 2000 | 93,646 ha | +47.6% |
| 2001 | 41,532 ha | -55.7% |
| 2002 | 18,166 ha | -56.3% |
| 2003 | 25,354 ha | +39.6% |
| 2004 | 111,055 ha | +338.0% |
| 2005 | 62,335 ha | -43.9% |
| 2006 | 68,617 ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 72,118 ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 79,848 ha | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 147,817 ha | +85.1% |
| 2010 | 172,207 ha | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 181,735 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 181,735 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 133,012 ha | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 131,576 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 75,903 ha | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 129,912 ha | +71.2% |
| 2017 | 117,321 ha | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 190,596 ha | +62.5% |
| 2019 | 209,234 ha | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 171,170 ha | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 205,040 ha | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 214,652 ha | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 239,764 ha | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 248,962 ha | +3.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 248,962 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 103,039 ha, 2.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Niger's 248,962 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41,975 ha, 5.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sesame seed — Area harvested in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +620.7% | 6,700 ha | 48,288 ha |
| 1995 | +469.7% | 3,460 ha | 19,710 ha |
| 2004 | +338.0% | 25,354 ha | 111,055 ha |
| 1973 | +200.0% | 100 ha | 300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 419 ha | 0 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,575 ha | 650 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,025 ha | 1,510 ha | 63,431 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,049 ha | 18,166 ha | 147,817 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,323 ha | 75,903 ha | 209,234 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 215,918 ha | 171,170 ha | 248,962 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,740 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 350,000 ha compare
- 13 China 251,800 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,110 ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 250,000 ha compare
- 16 Uganda 215,000 ha compare
- 16 Caribbean 15,794 ha compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 15,029 ha compare
- 17 Mali 103,039 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 62,000 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Niger?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Niger was 248,962 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 248,962 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.