Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0032 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0075 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
South Africa ranks 85th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +88.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +88.4% | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 82 Uruguay 0.0035 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Oman 0.0035 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Argentina 0.0033 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 New Caledonia 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Solomon Islands 0.0027 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 France 0.0017 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0032 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.