Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -3.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -3.79 % change on previous year for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 108.4% on the previous year and down 130.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 97.27 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -60.24 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 108th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0.7692 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | -7.63 % change on previous year | -1092.4% |
| 1968 | -9.92 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 2.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -197.3% |
| 1976 | 51.38 % change on previous year | -2018.0% |
| 1977 | -30.91 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 1978 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 1979 | -0.8929 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 1980 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +303.6% |
| 1981 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -202.9% |
| 1983 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -262.0% |
| 1984 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1985 | -3 % change on previous year | +53.0% |
| 1986 | -12.37 % change on previous year | +312.4% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | -2.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | -6.02 % change on previous year | +156.0% |
| 1990 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -185.1% |
| 1991 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -195.1% |
| 1992 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1993 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1994 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +168.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 1999 | 15.08 % change on previous year | +295.2% |
| 2000 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9809 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2003 | -10.98 % change on previous year | -1193.8% |
| 2004 | -43.75 % change on previous year | +298.6% |
| 2005 | 95.65 % change on previous year | -318.6% |
| 2006 | 62.26 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | 25.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 0.1673 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 2011 | -10.14 % change on previous year | -6161.3% |
| 2012 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2013 | -19.23 % change on previous year | +462.6% |
| 2014 | 12.54 % change on previous year | -165.2% |
| 2015 | 97.27 % change on previous year | +675.8% |
| 2016 | 90.85 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2017 | -14.06 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 2018 | -60.24 % change on previous year | +328.5% |
| 2019 | 89.26 % change on previous year | -248.2% |
| 2020 | 37.16 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2053 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2022 | -17.62 % change on previous year | +8483.1% |
| 2023 | 45.06 % change on previous year | -355.7% |
| 2024 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -8483.1% | -0.2053 % change on previous year | -17.62 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -6161.3% | 0.1673 % change on previous year | -10.14 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +2018.0% | -2.68 % change on previous year | 51.38 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1193.8% | 1 % change on previous year | -10.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.1 % change on previous year | -9.92 % change on previous year | 0.7692 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -30.91 % change on previous year | 51.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.39 % change on previous year | -12.37 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 % change on previous year | -4.88 % change on previous year | 15.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.17 % change on previous year | -43.75 % change on previous year | 95.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3 % change on previous year | -60.24 % change on previous year | 97.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.12 % change on previous year | -17.62 % change on previous year | 45.06 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 105 China, mainland -2.29 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Serbia and Montenegro -2.41 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Jamaica -3.02 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Azerbaijan -4.4 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Pakistan -4.51 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Republic of Korea -4.71 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was -3.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.27 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.24 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 108th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 130.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Watermelons — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Watermelons — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.