Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal
Senegal: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4779 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.4779 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 650.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal peaked at 0.4779 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.013 ha per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Senegal 1st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0735 ha per square kilometre | +126.5% |
| 1996 | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0735 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1051 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | -63.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.083 ha per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | +65.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.115 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | +129.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0911 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0637 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1047 ha per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3636 ha per square kilometre | +262.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3754 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4496 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4452 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4651 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4779 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +262.4% | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | 0.3636 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | 0.0387 ha per square kilometre | 0.1374 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1487 ha per square kilometre | 0.0637 ha per square kilometre | 0.3754 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4595 ha per square kilometre | 0.4452 ha per square kilometre | 0.4779 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Senegal was 0.4779 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4779 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 ha per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Senegal rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 650.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.