Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Southern Asia: Watermelons — Area harvested
Watermelons — Area harvested over time
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 291,563 ha against 56,048 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 235,515 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 5.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 7th of 16 groups.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,667 ha | 116,600 ha | 27,933 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 127,990 ha | 162,670 ha | 34,680 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 196,245 ha | 234,302 ha | 38,058 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1990s | 120,833 ha | 186,717 ha | 65,884 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 112,958 ha | 208,134 ha | 95,176 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 114,013 ha | 267,476 ha | 153,463 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 59,824 ha | 285,895 ha | 226,071 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher watermelons — area harvested, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 291,563 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 Southern Asia?
- 235,515 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Southern Asia rank globally for watermelons — area harvested?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 7th of 16 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.