Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at -2.6 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 156.3% on the previous year and down 128.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 21.73 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -13.65 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.6127 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1964 | 8.56 % change on previous year | +1296.8% |
| 1965 | 9.64 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1966 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 1967 | -8.38 % change on previous year | +601.6% |
| 1968 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -181.2% |
| 1969 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1970 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +89.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3118 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1972 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +841.1% |
| 1973 | 6.8 % change on previous year | +131.9% |
| 1974 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1975 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -215.1% |
| 1976 | 8.48 % change on previous year | -453.6% |
| 1977 | -9.14 % change on previous year | -207.9% |
| 1978 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1979 | 4 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6962 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 1981 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -354.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6015 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1983 | -5.62 % change on previous year | -1033.5% |
| 1984 | 9.51 % change on previous year | -269.3% |
| 1985 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 10.39 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1364 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1989 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +993.3% |
| 1990 | 10.88 % change on previous year | +629.8% |
| 1991 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1992 | -9.82 % change on previous year | +79.3% |
| 1993 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -157.6% |
| 1994 | 7.77 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 13.54 % change on previous year | +74.3% |
| 1996 | -3.99 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1997 | 18.06 % change on previous year | -552.7% |
| 1998 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 1999 | 10.53 % change on previous year | -916.7% |
| 2000 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 2001 | -13.65 % change on previous year | +187.9% |
| 2002 | 15.02 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 2003 | 8.25 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 2004 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2005 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2006 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2007 | -3.59 % change on previous year | +171.1% |
| 2008 | -2.03 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 12 % change on previous year | -691.1% |
| 2010 | -3.99 % change on previous year | -133.2% |
| 2011 | -7.52 % change on previous year | +88.7% |
| 2012 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0394 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 2014 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -22959.5% |
| 2015 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 21.73 % change on previous year | +108.9% |
| 2017 | -13.56 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 2018 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -169.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 10.77 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2021 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9933 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2023 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +365.8% |
| 2024 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -156.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +22959.5% | -0.0394 % change on previous year | 9.01 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +1296.8% | 0.6127 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year | 9.64 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -9.14 % change on previous year | 8.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -5.62 % change on previous year | 10.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 % change on previous year | -9.82 % change on previous year | 18.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -13.65 % change on previous year | 15.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 % change on previous year | -13.56 % change on previous year | 21.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 % change on previous year | -4.65 % change on previous year | 10.77 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 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
- 27 Portugal 15.79 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was -2.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.73 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.65 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.