Afghanistan vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Watermelons — Area harvested
Watermelons — Area harvested over time
- Afghanistan
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 76,004 ha against 26,596 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 49,408 ha.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.9 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 7th of 131 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,444 ha | 282.89 ha | 12,162 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 11,590 ha | 551.2 ha | 11,039 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9,480 ha | 758.2 ha | 8,722 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 9,315 ha | 6,815 ha | 2,500 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 15,230 ha | 9,779 ha | 5,451 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 35,882 ha | 8,943 ha | 26,939 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 68,363 ha | 18,275 ha | 50,088 ha | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher watermelons — area harvested, Afghanistan or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Afghanistan, at 76,004 ha against 26,596 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in watermelons — area harvested between Afghanistan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 49,408 ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for watermelons — area harvested?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 7th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Watermelons — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.