Africa vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Watermelons — Area harvested
Watermelons — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Africa currently reports 348,639 ha against 56,048 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 292,591 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
Africa ranks 5th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th of 28 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 4 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,864 ha | 88,667 ha | 9,803 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1970s | 110,709 ha | 127,990 ha | 17,281 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1980s | 138,095 ha | 196,245 ha | 58,150 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1990s | 169,095 ha | 120,833 ha | 48,262 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 213,355 ha | 112,958 ha | 100,396 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 254,651 ha | 114,013 ha | 140,638 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 350,147 ha | 59,824 ha | 290,322 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher watermelons — area harvested, Africa or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Africa, at 348,639 ha against 56,048 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in watermelons — area harvested between Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 292,591 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for watermelons — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 5th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th of 28 groups.
- 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.