Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.29 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia stood at -2.29 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34,632.3% on the previous year and down 282.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia peaked at 42.42 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -24.57 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Eastern Asia 23rd out of 29 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4308 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -11.6 % change on previous year | -2791.5% |
| 1964 | -9.82 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1965 | -0.2516 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1966 | -2.8 % change on previous year | +1011.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2631 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1968 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -1584.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3173 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1970 | -24.57 % change on previous year | -7843.8% |
| 1971 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1972 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 1973 | 8.65 % change on previous year | -244.0% |
| 1974 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 1975 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -170.2% |
| 1976 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1977 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +104.8% |
| 1978 | 11.38 % change on previous year | +327.4% |
| 1979 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 1980 | -0.3222 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 1981 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -1956.9% |
| 1982 | 10.05 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1983 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1984 | 11.89 % change on previous year | +287.0% |
| 1985 | 42.42 % change on previous year | +256.7% |
| 1986 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 1987 | 10.05 % change on previous year | +146.3% |
| 1988 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 1989 | -14.97 % change on previous year | -938.0% |
| 1990 | -18.83 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1991 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1992 | 17.24 % change on previous year | +172.3% |
| 1993 | 21.85 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 1994 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 1995 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -205.2% |
| 1996 | 9.5 % change on previous year | +261.1% |
| 1997 | 8.94 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 22.29 % change on previous year | +149.5% |
| 1999 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2000 | 13.11 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 2001 | 11.46 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2003 | -0.9311 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 2004 | -9.51 % change on previous year | +921.0% |
| 2005 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2006 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2007 | -7.18 % change on previous year | -397.3% |
| 2008 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2009 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -359.4% |
| 2011 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -159.1% |
| 2012 | -2.71 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3445 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 2014 | -0.5979 % change on previous year | -273.5% |
| 2015 | -0.6283 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2016 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +253.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2192 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2018 | -0.17 % change on previous year | -177.5% |
| 2019 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -845.4% |
| 2020 | -0.8039 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 2021 | -3.39 % change on previous year | +322.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5767 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0066 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2024 | -2.29 % change on previous year | +34632.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -34632.3% | -0.0066 % change on previous year | -2.29 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -7843.8% | 0.3173 % change on previous year | -24.57 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -2791.5% | 0.4308 % change on previous year | -11.6 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1956.9% | -0.3222 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | -1584.6% | 0.2631 % change on previous year | -3.91 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.42 % change on previous year | -11.6 % change on previous year | 0.4308 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.0682 % change on previous year | -24.57 % change on previous year | 11.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.41 % change on previous year | -14.97 % change on previous year | 42.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.52 % change on previous year | -18.83 % change on previous year | 22.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 % change on previous year | -9.51 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2989 % change on previous year | -2.71 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.18 % change on previous year | -3.39 % change on previous year | 0.5767 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 20 Uzbekistan 24.85 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Caribbean 23.54 % change on previous year compare
- 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
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 16.89 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Botswana 16.28 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia was -2.29 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.42 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.57 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Asia ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 282.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.