Sesame seed — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sesame seed — Area harvested was 1.23 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 1.23 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 1.79 million ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 139,273 ha, in 1988.
Western Africa ranks 10th of 24 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 225,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 240,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 221,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 240,000 ha | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 250,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 255,500 ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 221,500 ha | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 228,461 ha | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 241,500 ha | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 153,293 ha | -36.5% |
| 1971 | 158,080 ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 168,900 ha | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 167,100 ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 164,900 ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 167,900 ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 170,100 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 176,600 ha | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 191,990 ha | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 179,655 ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 194,102 ha | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 186,993 ha | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 199,276 ha | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 147,050 ha | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 149,549 ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 168,801 ha | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 167,693 ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 151,797 ha | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 139,273 ha | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 146,023 ha | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 165,619 ha | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 180,848 ha | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 201,056 ha | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 204,369 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 188,849 ha | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 222,741 ha | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 227,358 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 283,136 ha | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 250,001 ha | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 296,295 ha | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 336,593 ha | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 327,490 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 286,820 ha | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 310,953 ha | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 410,672 ha | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 420,886 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 414,711 ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 494,345 ha | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 578,382 ha | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 629,823 ha | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 719,047 ha | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 726,032 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 971,928 ha | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 961,378 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million ha | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million ha | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million ha | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million ha | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million ha | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 1.18 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million ha | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235,885 ha | 221,000 ha | 255,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 169,852 ha | 153,293 ha | 191,990 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,056 ha | 139,273 ha | 199,276 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,027 ha | 165,619 ha | 296,295 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,068 ha | 286,820 ha | 629,823 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million ha | 719,047 ha | 1.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 1.35 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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 Western Africa?
- Sesame seed — area harvested in Western Africa was 1.23 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,273 ha in 1988.
- How does Western Africa rank for sesame seed — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.