Watermelons — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Watermelons — Area harvested was 348,639 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested in Africa stood at 348,639 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Africa peaked at 354,983 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64,822 ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64,822 ha | — |
| 1962 | 73,383 ha | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 72,989 ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 74,719 ha | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 86,988 ha | +16.4% |
| 1966 | 85,091 ha | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 79,641 ha | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 83,617 ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 88,527 ha | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 93,547 ha | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 97,016 ha | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 101,089 ha | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 106,358 ha | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 110,474 ha | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 112,710 ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 120,877 ha | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 118,099 ha | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 119,878 ha | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 127,041 ha | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 127,550 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 121,242 ha | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 119,606 ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 117,232 ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 128,250 ha | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 149,230 ha | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 161,000 ha | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 155,490 ha | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 150,972 ha | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 150,380 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 163,397 ha | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 163,094 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 148,151 ha | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 146,414 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 153,833 ha | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 169,817 ha | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 161,861 ha | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 190,222 ha | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 185,516 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 208,649 ha | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 202,109 ha | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 177,634 ha | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 195,534 ha | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 223,302 ha | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 235,312 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 231,371 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 223,292 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 211,645 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 203,477 ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 229,873 ha | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 227,252 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 208,049 ha | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 229,553 ha | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 219,445 ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 235,534 ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 250,220 ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 279,001 ha | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 245,481 ha | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 320,731 ha | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 331,242 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 350,613 ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 347,075 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 349,423 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 354,983 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 348,639 ha | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,864 ha | 64,822 ha | 88,527 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 110,709 ha | 93,547 ha | 127,041 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,095 ha | 117,232 ha | 161,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 169,095 ha | 146,414 ha | 208,649 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 213,355 ha | 177,634 ha | 235,312 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,651 ha | 208,049 ha | 331,242 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 350,147 ha | 347,075 ha | 354,983 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 China, mainland 1.45 million ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 63,267 ha compare
- 3 USSR 480,000 ha compare
- 4 India 127,811 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56,048 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 106,017 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 48,155 ha compare
- 6 Senegal 92,607 ha compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 38,781 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 83,288 ha compare
- 8 Afghanistan 76,004 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 18,464 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Africa?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Africa was 348,639 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 354,983 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,822 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.