Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1211 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1211 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 348.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1211 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 12th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +95.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +97.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1016 ha per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | +45.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +97.3% | 0.0304 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +95.7% | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +90.9% | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +89.3% | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +62.3% | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -60.2% | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 9 Tajikistan 0.1505 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Armenia 0.1413 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Lebanon 0.1253 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 El Salvador 0.1061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 0.0863 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Tonga 0.0806 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.1211 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1211 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.