Sesame seed — Area harvested in Türkiye

Türkiye: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 20,406 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20,406 ha
Change on year
down 7.3%
Rank
9th
of 13 groups
All-time high
107,975 ha
in 1987
All-time low
20,406 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sesame seed — Area harvested in Türkiye, 1961–2024

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, sesame seed — area harvested in Türkiye stood at 20,406 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Türkiye peaked at 107,975 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 20,406 ha, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sesame seed — Area harvested in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Area harvested in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 78,000 ha
1962 71,000 ha -9.0%
1963 74,000 ha +4.2%
1964 60,000 ha -18.9%
1965 60,000 ha +0.0%
1966 54,000 ha -10.0%
1967 60,000 ha +11.1%
1968 80,000 ha +33.3%
1969 67,000 ha -16.2%
1970 62,000 ha -7.5%
1971 64,000 ha +3.2%
1972 63,000 ha -1.6%
1973 47,000 ha -25.4%
1974 46,000 ha -2.1%
1975 54,000 ha +17.4%
1976 42,800 ha -20.7%
1977 31,750 ha -25.8%
1978 35,000 ha +10.2%
1979 45,000 ha +28.6%
1980 45,000 ha +0.0%
1981 40,000 ha -11.1%
1982 44,250 ha +10.6%
1983 60,000 ha +35.6%
1984 89,798 ha +49.7%
1985 87,473 ha -2.6%
1986 99,980 ha +14.3%
1987 107,975 ha +8.0%
1988 94,000 ha -12.9%
1989 97,600 ha +3.8%
1990 84,819 ha -13.1%
1991 94,000 ha +10.8%
1992 82,772 ha -11.9%
1993 79,957 ha -3.4%
1994 84,706 ha +5.9%
1995 72,914 ha -13.9%
1996 73,436 ha +0.7%
1997 67,995 ha -7.4%
1998 68,194 ha +0.3%
1999 50,995 ha -25.2%
2000 50,900 ha -0.2%
2001 50,000 ha -1.8%
2002 48,000 ha -4.0%
2003 43,874 ha -8.6%
2004 42,990 ha -2.0%
2005 42,440 ha -1.3%
2006 39,939 ha -5.9%
2007 29,780 ha -25.4%
2008 28,589 ha -4.0%
2009 28,017 ha -2.0%
2010 31,804 ha +13.5%
2011 26,646 ha -16.2%
2012 28,949 ha +8.6%
2013 24,785 ha -14.4%
2014 26,315 ha +6.2%
2015 28,088 ha +6.7%
2016 28,872 ha +2.8%
2017 28,031 ha -2.9%
2018 25,981 ha -7.3%
2019 24,855 ha -4.3%
2020 25,514 ha +2.7%
2021 25,249 ha -1.0%
2022 24,285 ha -3.8%
2023 22,021 ha -9.3%
2024 20,406 ha -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67,111 ha 54,000 ha 80,000 ha 9
1970s 49,055 ha 31,750 ha 64,000 ha 10
1980s 76,608 ha 40,000 ha 107,975 ha 10
1990s 75,979 ha 50,995 ha 94,000 ha 10
2000s 40,453 ha 28,017 ha 50,900 ha 10
2010s 27,433 ha 24,785 ha 31,804 ha 10
2020s 23,495 ha 20,406 ha 25,514 ha 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 6 Ethiopia 608,111 ha compare
  2. 7 Brazil 608,000 ha compare
  3. 8 South Sudan 604,865 ha compare
  4. 9 Chad 572,153 ha compare
  5. 10 Burkina Faso 427,819 ha compare
  6. 11 Mozambique 355,517 ha compare
  7. 12 Nigeria 350,000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — area harvested in Türkiye?
Sesame seed — area harvested in Türkiye was 20,406 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 107,975 ha in 1987.
What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 20,406 ha in 2024.
How does Türkiye rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
Türkiye ranks 9th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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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Indicator
Sesame seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
109 places, 6,084 data points, 1961–2024
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