Americas vs Brazil: Watermelons — Area harvested

Americas
255,837 ha
in 2024
Brazil
83,288 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
10th
Brazil rank
7th

Watermelons — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 255,837 ha against 83,288 ha in Brazil, a difference of 172,549 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 299,211 ha 117,100 ha 182,111 ha Americas
1970s 254,661 ha 87,751 ha 166,910 ha Americas
1980s 247,887 ha 74,098 ha 173,789 ha Americas
1990s 266,367 ha 74,044 ha 192,323 ha Americas
2000s 271,805 ha 85,341 ha 186,464 ha Americas
2010s 266,440 ha 96,408 ha 170,032 ha Americas
2020s 255,526 ha 87,816 ha 167,710 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher watermelons — area harvested, Americas or Brazil?
Americas, at 255,837 ha against 83,288 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in watermelons — area harvested between Americas and Brazil?
172,549 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for watermelons — area harvested?
Americas ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 32 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

Indicator
Watermelons — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
175 places, 8,161 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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