Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0429 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
26th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.0617 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0314 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain stood at 0.0429 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0617 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0314 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Spain 26th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0401 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | 0.0517 ha per square kilometre | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0314 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 23 Greece 0.0499 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0.0442 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Pakistan 0.0431 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 India 0.0424 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Ukraine 0.0404 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 0.038 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0429 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0617 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0314 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.