Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, per capita in China is 0.001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0015 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 1972.
That places China 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 ha per person | +43.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +43.8% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 1970 | -29.9% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 12 Uzbekistan 0.0013 ha per person compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 0.0013 ha per person compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.0012 ha per person compare
- 16 Montenegro 0.001 ha per person compare
- 17 Mali 0.001 ha per person compare
- 18 Niger 0.001 ha per person compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1972.
- How does China rank for watermelons — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.