Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy stood at 2.24 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 90.0% on the previous year and up 174.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 25.62 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -19.7 % change on previous year, in 1999.
Italy ranks 52nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 25.62 % change on previous year | +1123.9% |
| 1964 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9851 % change on previous year | -138.4% |
| 1966 | 8.28 % change on previous year | +740.4% |
| 1967 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1968 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2662 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1970 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +1301.7% |
| 1971 | -6.27 % change on previous year | -268.0% |
| 1972 | -0.9817 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 1973 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +56.0% |
| 1974 | -9.21 % change on previous year | +501.4% |
| 1975 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1976 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +48.2% |
| 1977 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -376.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 1979 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +192.5% |
| 1980 | -9.83 % change on previous year | -293.8% |
| 1981 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1982 | -0.838 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1983 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -933.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2845 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1985 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -1415.7% |
| 1986 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1987 | -5.22 % change on previous year | +115.4% |
| 1988 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1989 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -169.6% |
| 1990 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -376.4% |
| 1991 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -174.5% |
| 1992 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 1993 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -181.3% |
| 1994 | -12.94 % change on previous year | +207.1% |
| 1995 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 1996 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -199.5% |
| 1997 | -3.28 % change on previous year | +70.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0345 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1999 | -19.7 % change on previous year | +57069.8% |
| 2000 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7883 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2002 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +332.5% |
| 2003 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 2004 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2005 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2006 | -10 % change on previous year | +349.6% |
| 2007 | -12.78 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 2008 | -0.4488 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2009 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -441.5% |
| 2010 | 12.09 % change on previous year | +688.5% |
| 2011 | -15.08 % change on previous year | -224.7% |
| 2012 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2013 | 17.12 % change on previous year | -376.9% |
| 2014 | -3.01 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 2015 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +295.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2019 | 4.49 % change on previous year | +92.2% |
| 2020 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 2021 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2022 | -6.49 % change on previous year | +336.5% |
| 2023 | 22.44 % change on previous year | -445.7% |
| 2024 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -57069.8% | -0.0345 % change on previous year | -19.7 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | -1415.7% | 0.2845 % change on previous year | -3.74 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1301.7% | 0.2662 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2 % change on previous year | -2.57 % change on previous year | 25.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.9222 % change on previous year | -9.21 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.78 % change on previous year | -9.83 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.63 % change on previous year | -19.7 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.98 % change on previous year | -12.78 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 % change on previous year | -15.08 % change on previous year | 17.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 % change on previous year | -6.49 % change on previous year | 22.44 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Italy was 2.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25.62 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.7 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 52nd out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.