Syrian Arab Republic vs Western Africa: Watermelons — Area harvested
Watermelons — Area harvested over time
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 152,957 ha against 38,781 ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 114,176 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.9 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 16 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syrian Arab Republic | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,046 ha | 3,041 ha | 48,005 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 63,856 ha | 5,385 ha | 58,471 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 81,013 ha | 7,877 ha | 73,136 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 26,148 ha | 22,443 ha | 3,705 ha | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 25,110 ha | 34,375 ha | 9,265 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 15,271 ha | 56,223 ha | 40,951 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 30,524 ha | 141,386 ha | 110,862 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher watermelons — area harvested, Syrian Arab Republic or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 152,957 ha against 38,781 ha in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in watermelons — area harvested between Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa?
- 114,176 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Syrian Arab Republic and Western Africa rank globally for watermelons — area harvested?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 16 regions.
- 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.