Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.159 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.159 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.1988 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0297 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places China 7th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0531 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0775 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0808 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0896 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0768 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0927 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1421 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.175 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1784 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1832 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.188 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1743 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.169 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.176 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1723 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1682 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.167 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1661 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.163 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1649 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1636 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.158 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.159 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +45.8% | 0.0531 ha per square kilometre | 0.0775 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 ha per square kilometre | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0999 ha per square kilometre | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | 0.1535 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1831 ha per square kilometre | 0.169 ha per square kilometre | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.167 ha per square kilometre | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | 0.176 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1599 ha per square kilometre | 0.158 ha per square kilometre | 0.1636 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 4 Albania 0.2134 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Israel 0.2124 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 North Macedonia 0.1937 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 0.1518 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tajikistan 0.1505 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Armenia 0.1413 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
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- 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 square kilometre in China?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.159 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1988 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0297 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 7th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.