Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Northern Africa: Watermelons — Area harvested
Watermelons — Area harvested over time
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 155,043 ha against 56,048 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 98,995 ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.8 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 16 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and Northern Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,667 ha | 73,090 ha | 15,577 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1970s | 127,990 ha | 102,624 ha | 25,366 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1980s | 196,245 ha | 126,084 ha | 70,161 ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 1990s | 120,833 ha | 139,211 ha | 18,377 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 112,958 ha | 169,846 ha | 56,887 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 114,013 ha | 176,993 ha | 62,981 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 59,824 ha | 165,406 ha | 105,582 ha | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher watermelons — area harvested, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 155,043 ha against 56,048 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in watermelons — area harvested between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Northern Africa?
- 98,995 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Northern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Northern Africa rank globally for watermelons — area harvested?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Northern Africa ranks 12th of 16 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.