Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World
World: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0237 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0237 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.0273 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.0168 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in World stood at 0.0237 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0273 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0168 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in World?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in World was 0.0237 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0273 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0168 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does World rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.