Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0004 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
98th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.0006 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0002 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Australia ranks 98th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 95 New Zealand 0.0009 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Austria 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Poland 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Namibia 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Suriname 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Somalia 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0004 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 98th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.