Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -0.0338 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia is -0.0338 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 98.2% on the previous year and down 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 333.42 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -79.33 % change on previous year, in 1973.
Saudi Arabia ranks 80th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 150.5 % change on previous year | +502.0% |
| 1972 | -55.1 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1973 | -79.33 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1974 | 333.42 % change on previous year | -520.3% |
| 1975 | 28.99 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1976 | -4.14 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1977 | 15.58 % change on previous year | -476.4% |
| 1978 | -27.13 % change on previous year | -274.2% |
| 1979 | 14.86 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1980 | 36.79 % change on previous year | +147.6% |
| 1981 | -20.91 % change on previous year | -156.8% |
| 1982 | 116.08 % change on previous year | -655.0% |
| 1983 | -24.99 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1984 | -23.23 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1986 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1987 | -9.95 % change on previous year | -390.4% |
| 1988 | 11.72 % change on previous year | -217.8% |
| 1989 | 19.53 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 1990 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 1991 | -5.49 % change on previous year | +208.5% |
| 1992 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1994 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +264.8% |
| 1995 | 11.89 % change on previous year | +172.2% |
| 1996 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1997 | 7.15 % change on previous year | +341.5% |
| 1998 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1999 | -47.05 % change on previous year | +1208.7% |
| 2000 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2001 | 6.82 % change on previous year | +151.4% |
| 2002 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 2003 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 5.59 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 2007 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +144.4% |
| 2008 | -9.44 % change on previous year | -287.4% |
| 2009 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2010 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -194.0% |
| 2011 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 2012 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +94.1% |
| 2014 | 31.87 % change on previous year | +1125.5% |
| 2015 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 2016 | 6.54 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.55 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | -24.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 2 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8026 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2023 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -336.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0338 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia 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 | -1208.7% | -3.59 % change on previous year | -47.05 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1125.5% | 2.6 % change on previous year | 31.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 40.26 % change on previous year | -79.33 % change on previous year | 333.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 % change on previous year | -24.99 % change on previous year | 116.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.87 % change on previous year | -47.05 % change on previous year | 11.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 % change on previous year | -9.44 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 31.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.69 % change on previous year | -24.3 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was -0.0338 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 333.42 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -79.33 % change on previous year in 1973.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 80th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.