Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.141 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia is 0.141 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.6% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 138.68 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -43.22 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Melanesia ranks 69th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 7.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 6.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 6.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 5.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 5.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 5.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 4.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 4.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 4.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 4 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 3.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 3.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +92.9% |
| 1991 | 83.33 % change on previous year | +1066.7% |
| 1992 | 20 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1993 | 136.36 % change on previous year | +581.8% |
| 1994 | 18.59 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1995 | 12.43 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1996 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 17.27 % change on previous year | +516.1% |
| 1999 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3731 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 2001 | 7.06 % change on previous year | +1792.9% |
| 2002 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2004 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +362.0% |
| 2005 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 2006 | 4 % change on previous year | -213.1% |
| 2007 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -308.3% |
| 2008 | -15.38 % change on previous year | +84.6% |
| 2009 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 113.64 % change on previous year | -1350.0% |
| 2011 | -31.7 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2012 | -24.3 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 138.68 % change on previous year | -670.7% |
| 2014 | 8.1 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2015 | -43.22 % change on previous year | -633.4% |
| 2016 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2017 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 2018 | 12.65 % change on previous year | +174.0% |
| 2019 | 9.66 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 41.43 % change on previous year | +328.8% |
| 2021 | -14.81 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7266 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2024 | 0.141 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1792.9% | 0.3731 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1350.0% | -9.09 % change on previous year | 113.64 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +1066.7% | 7.14 % change on previous year | 83.33 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +670.7% | -24.3 % change on previous year | 138.68 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +581.8% | 20 % change on previous year | 136.36 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +516.1% | 2.8 % change on previous year | 17.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.47 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 136.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.71 % change on previous year | -15.38 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.94 % change on previous year | -43.22 % change on previous year | 138.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 % change on previous year | -14.81 % change on previous year | 41.43 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 66 Ecuador 0.5416 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Tajikistan 0.3063 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Paraguay 0.2335 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Libya 0.0051 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Austria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 France 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Tonga 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia was 0.141 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 138.68 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.22 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Melanesia rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 69th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.