Sesame seed — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 366,464 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 366,464 ha for sesame seed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 1.01 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23,000 ha, in 1976.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 30,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1963 | 39,000 ha | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 40,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 43,300 ha | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 47,310 ha | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 37,000 ha | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 41,150 ha | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 43,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 43,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 43,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 35,000 ha | -18.6% |
| 1973 | 43,000 ha | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 40,000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 38,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 23,000 ha | -39.5% |
| 1977 | 40,000 ha | +73.9% |
| 1978 | 55,000 ha | +37.5% |
| 1979 | 65,000 ha | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 55,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 65,000 ha | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 75,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 76,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 79,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 80,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 81,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 81,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 82,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 83,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 84,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 98,475 ha | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 82,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 83,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 82,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 84,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 86,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 85,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 90,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 103,000 ha | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 100,000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 32,880 ha | -67.1% |
| 2002 | 72,560 ha | +120.7% |
| 2003 | 105,000 ha | +44.7% |
| 2004 | 124,130 ha | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 156,250 ha | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 120,000 ha | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 120,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 139,890 ha | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 153,270 ha | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 203,420 ha | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 510,472 ha | +150.9% |
| 2012 | 651,735 ha | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 859,951 ha | +31.9% |
| 2014 | 928,243 ha | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 978,824 ha | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 850,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 900,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 940,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 317,118 ha | -66.3% |
| 2021 | 319,517 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 108,512 ha | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 362,294 ha | +233.9% |
| 2024 | 366,464 ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,529 ha | 30,000 ha | 47,310 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,500 ha | 23,000 ha | 65,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,700 ha | 55,000 ha | 83,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,748 ha | 82,000 ha | 103,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,398 ha | 32,880 ha | 156,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 783,264 ha | 203,420 ha | 1.01 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,781 ha | 108,512 ha | 366,464 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 Sudan 2.24 million ha compare
- 2 India 1.55 million ha compare
- 3 Myanmar 1.52 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 1.48 million ha compare
- 5 Pakistan 738,816 ha compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 46,876 ha compare
- 6 Ethiopia 608,111 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,000 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27,152 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 608,000 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 366,464 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 ha in 1976.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.