Sesame seed — Area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 16,087 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 16,087 ha for sesame seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 559.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 46,445 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 482 ha, in 2013.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,300 ha | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 7,487 ha | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 9,653 ha | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 6,914 ha | -28.4% |
| 1966 | 6,400 ha | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 11,800 ha | +84.4% |
| 1968 | 13,033 ha | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 9,639 ha | -26.0% |
| 1970 | 6,219 ha | -35.5% |
| 1971 | 10,086 ha | +62.2% |
| 1972 | 32,964 ha | +226.8% |
| 1973 | 15,226 ha | -53.8% |
| 1974 | 33,968 ha | +123.1% |
| 1975 | 31,184 ha | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 42,641 ha | +36.7% |
| 1977 | 39,318 ha | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 35,723 ha | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 25,560 ha | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 46,445 ha | +81.7% |
| 1981 | 36,847 ha | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 26,748 ha | -27.4% |
| 1983 | 33,600 ha | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 24,200 ha | -28.0% |
| 1985 | 42,447 ha | +75.4% |
| 1986 | 27,300 ha | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 33,523 ha | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 25,200 ha | -24.8% |
| 1989 | 13,600 ha | -46.0% |
| 1990 | 16,700 ha | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 22,000 ha | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 25,300 ha | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 27,500 ha | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 14,108 ha | -48.7% |
| 1995 | 18,000 ha | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 11,354 ha | -36.9% |
| 1997 | 17,143 ha | +51.0% |
| 1998 | 18,625 ha | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 5,633 ha | -69.8% |
| 2000 | 6,400 ha | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 5,327 ha | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 13,262 ha | +149.0% |
| 2003 | 12,780 ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 8,557 ha | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 6,296 ha | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 7,240 ha | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 5,174 ha | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 4,445 ha | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 5,714 ha | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 6,763 ha | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 3,325 ha | -50.8% |
| 2012 | 1,552 ha | -53.3% |
| 2013 | 482 ha | -68.9% |
| 2014 | 2,440 ha | +406.2% |
| 2015 | 2,972 ha | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 3,115 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4,074 ha | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 3,169 ha | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 5,275 ha | +66.5% |
| 2020 | 15,936 ha | +202.1% |
| 2021 | 12,514 ha | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 9,218 ha | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 12,319 ha | +33.6% |
| 2024 | 16,087 ha | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,914 ha | 6,400 ha | 13,033 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,289 ha | 6,219 ha | 42,641 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,991 ha | 13,600 ha | 46,445 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,636 ha | 5,633 ha | 27,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,520 ha | 4,445 ha | 13,262 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,317 ha | 482 ha | 6,763 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,215 ha | 9,218 ha | 16,087 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 7 Brazil 608,000 ha compare
- 8 South Sudan 604,865 ha compare
- 9 Chad 572,153 ha compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 427,819 ha compare
- 11 Mozambique 355,517 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 350,000 ha compare
- 13 China 251,800 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic was 16,087 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 46,445 ha in 1980.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 482 ha in 2013.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th out of 13 regions with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 559.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.