Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 43.23 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica is 43.23 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 706.2% on the previous year and up 348.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 43.23 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -49.8 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 27.27 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 14.29 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1993 | 18.75 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 1994 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 1996 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1997 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9317 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1999 | 5.77 % change on previous year | +519.2% |
| 2000 | 9.42 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3656 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 2002 | -13.11 % change on previous year | -3686.9% |
| 2003 | -11.17 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2004 | -14.2 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 2005 | -49.8 % change on previous year | +250.7% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 1.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | 4.22 % change on previous year | +164.5% |
| 2009 | -6.87 % change on previous year | -262.9% |
| 2010 | 20.1 % change on previous year | -392.7% |
| 2011 | -0.5046 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2012 | 26.88 % change on previous year | -5426.9% |
| 2013 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 2014 | -17.43 % change on previous year | -1146.6% |
| 2015 | 41.75 % change on previous year | -339.5% |
| 2016 | 37.07 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 18.26 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2018 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 2019 | 20.86 % change on previous year | -1358.4% |
| 2020 | -45.68 % change on previous year | -319.0% |
| 2021 | -0.6421 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2022 | -8.62 % change on previous year | +1241.9% |
| 2023 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2024 | 43.23 % change on previous year | +706.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +5426.9% | -0.5046 % change on previous year | 26.88 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -3686.9% | 0.3656 % change on previous year | -13.11 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1358.4% | -1.66 % change on previous year | 20.86 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -1241.9% | -0.6421 % change on previous year | -8.62 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1146.6% | 1.67 % change on previous year | -17.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.13 % change on previous year | 0.9317 % change on previous year | 27.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.96 % change on previous year | -49.8 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 % change on previous year | -17.43 % change on previous year | 41.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.27 % change on previous year | -45.68 % change on previous year | 43.23 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 7 Slovenia 50 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Bulgaria 43.67 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Montenegro 43.61 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cuba 40.11 % change on previous year compare
- 12 South Africa 38.46 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Philippines 31.07 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % 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 -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was 43.23 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43.23 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.8 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.