Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.011 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.011 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0144 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +150.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -79.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +333.4% |
| 1975 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | +116.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +333.4% | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +150.5% | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +116.1% | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -79.3% | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -55.1% | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -47.0% | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 69 Colombia 0.0116 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0116 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Libya 0.0112 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Honduras 0.0108 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Brazil 0.0097 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Portugal 0.0083 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.011 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.