Sesame seed — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 18,856 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 18,856 ha for sesame seed — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 94,289 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7,185 ha, in 1961.
Republic of Korea ranks 34th 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,185 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,990 ha | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 7,618 ha | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 9,087 ha | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 10,233 ha | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 11,305 ha | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 13,547 ha | +19.8% |
| 1968 | 13,599 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 17,436 ha | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 25,773 ha | +47.8% |
| 1971 | 27,672 ha | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 30,539 ha | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 35,070 ha | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 36,974 ha | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 52,166 ha | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 65,241 ha | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 57,619 ha | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 70,475 ha | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 63,594 ha | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 48,685 ha | -23.4% |
| 1981 | 37,513 ha | -22.9% |
| 1982 | 62,256 ha | +66.0% |
| 1983 | 74,678 ha | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 72,772 ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 73,355 ha | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 88,423 ha | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 94,289 ha | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 78,364 ha | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 64,896 ha | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 58,347 ha | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 57,717 ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 46,331 ha | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 46,369 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 40,834 ha | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 52,263 ha | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 42,373 ha | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 48,823 ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 52,814 ha | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 49,379 ha | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 44,331 ha | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 43,541 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 44,176 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 35,036 ha | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 31,843 ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 33,971 ha | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 31,077 ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 31,321 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 28,794 ha | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 34,875 ha | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 27,154 ha | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 25,649 ha | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 25,076 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 23,184 ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 28,370 ha | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 25,139 ha | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 27,170 ha | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 29,682 ha | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 24,760 ha | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 25,159 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 22,930 ha | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 19,218 ha | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 22,039 ha | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 21,292 ha | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 18,856 ha | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,889 ha | 7,185 ha | 17,436 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,512 ha | 25,773 ha | 70,475 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,523 ha | 37,513 ha | 94,289 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,525 ha | 40,834 ha | 58,347 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,896 ha | 28,794 ha | 44,331 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,134 ha | 23,184 ha | 29,682 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,867 ha | 18,856 ha | 22,930 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 18,856 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 94,289 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,185 ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 34th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.