Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 4.34 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa is 4.34 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa peaked at 56.43 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -19.06 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Middle Africa ranks 9th of 29 groups 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 16.28 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 1993 | 10 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 1994 | 12.73 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 9.68 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1997 | 8.57 % change on previous year | +191.4% |
| 1998 | 15.79 % change on previous year | +84.2% |
| 1999 | 15.11 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4936 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2001 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +238.3% |
| 2002 | 56.43 % change on previous year | +3278.9% |
| 2003 | 10.01 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 2004 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2007 | -18.18 % change on previous year | -716.7% |
| 2008 | -19.06 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.81 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 2010 | 25.44 % change on previous year | +159.2% |
| 2011 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 2012 | 13.05 % change on previous year | +279.7% |
| 2013 | -8.39 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2014 | 29.67 % change on previous year | -453.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2016 | 9.42 % change on previous year | +118.9% |
| 2017 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 2018 | 19.38 % change on previous year | -1501.2% |
| 2019 | -16.39 % change on previous year | -184.6% |
| 2020 | 48.28 % change on previous year | -394.5% |
| 2021 | 23.84 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 2022 | 7.98 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 15.14 % change on previous year | +89.7% |
| 2024 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +3278.9% | 1.67 % change on previous year | 56.43 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +1501.2% | -1.38 % change on previous year | 19.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.49 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 30.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.32 % change on previous year | -19.06 % change on previous year | 56.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.85 % change on previous year | -16.39 % change on previous year | 29.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.91 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 48.28 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 63.38 % change on previous year compare
- 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
- 10 Costa Rica 43.23 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cuba 40.11 % change on previous year compare
- 12 South Africa 38.46 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa was 4.34 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.43 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.06 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Middle Africa rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Middle Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.