Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0001 ha per person.
The figure is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0002 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1980.
That places South Africa 85th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +41.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -37.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | +54.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | +86.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -46.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +36.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per capita in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +86.2% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per capita in South Africa?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1980.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — area harvested, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.