Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 16.89 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand is 16.89 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 248.2% on the previous year and up 462.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 28.38 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -29.85 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.7289 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.7236 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +416.3% |
| 1965 | -0.277 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 1966 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -1503.9% |
| 1967 | 17.38 % change on previous year | +346.9% |
| 1968 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1969 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 1970 | -7.19 % change on previous year | +457.2% |
| 1971 | 27.11 % change on previous year | -477.1% |
| 1972 | 10.9 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1973 | -9.24 % change on previous year | -184.8% |
| 1974 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1975 | -8.81 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 1977 | 19.96 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 15.21 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1979 | -6.42 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3792 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1981 | -29.85 % change on previous year | -7970.1% |
| 1982 | 14.22 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 1983 | 28.38 % change on previous year | +99.6% |
| 1984 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 1985 | 5.03 % change on previous year | +132.3% |
| 1986 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1987 | -4.15 % change on previous year | -186.6% |
| 1988 | 11.89 % change on previous year | -386.7% |
| 1989 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1990 | 6.95 % change on previous year | +105.7% |
| 1991 | 18.4 % change on previous year | +164.7% |
| 1992 | -9.16 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 1993 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1994 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +55.7% |
| 1995 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 6.72 % change on previous year | +172.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1998 | -7.88 % change on previous year | -624.5% |
| 1999 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 2000 | 15.16 % change on previous year | +236.1% |
| 2001 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 2002 | -8.87 % change on previous year | -774.7% |
| 2003 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2004 | -13 % change on previous year | +353.0% |
| 2005 | 7.82 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 2006 | 14.51 % change on previous year | +85.5% |
| 2007 | -4.85 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3639 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 2009 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -1735.2% |
| 2010 | -0.4309 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2011 | -0.9567 % change on previous year | +122.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -225.0% |
| 2013 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +55.8% |
| 2014 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -350.2% |
| 2015 | -6.9 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 2016 | 6.59 % change on previous year | -195.4% |
| 2017 | -0.283 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2018 | -0.8988 % change on previous year | +217.6% |
| 2019 | -0.8115 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9625 % change on previous year | -218.6% |
| 2021 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +216.9% |
| 2022 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -256.9% |
| 2023 | -11.39 % change on previous year | +138.0% |
| 2024 | 16.89 % change on previous year | -248.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -7970.1% | 0.3792 % change on previous year | -29.85 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -1735.2% | 0.3639 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +1503.9% | -0.277 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 17.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.51 % change on previous year | -9.24 % change on previous year | 27.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 % change on previous year | -29.85 % change on previous year | 28.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 % change on previous year | -9.16 % change on previous year | 18.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3636 % change on previous year | -13 % change on previous year | 15.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5302 % change on previous year | -6.9 % change on previous year | 6.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.944 % change on previous year | -11.39 % change on previous year | 16.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 22 Dominican Republic 23.36 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Niger 22.09 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Australia 18.01 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Botswana 16.28 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Portugal 15.79 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Malta 13.25 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 98.34 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand was 16.89 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.38 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.85 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 462.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.