Watermelons — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Watermelons — Area harvested was 56,048 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Watermelons — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 56,048 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 260,434 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 54,897 ha, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 76,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 85,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 90,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 93,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 95,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 98,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 98,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 95,000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 95,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 109,900 ha | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 120,000 ha | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 130,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 140,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 145,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 145,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 145,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 150,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 160,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 165,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 167,613 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 211,586 ha | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 216,867 ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 240,202 ha | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 260,434 ha | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 252,900 ha | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 121,790 ha | -51.8% |
| 1989 | 166,058 ha | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 136,275 ha | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 125,372 ha | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 138,166 ha | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 132,312 ha | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 100,939 ha | -23.7% |
| 1995 | 108,992 ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 124,971 ha | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 113,468 ha | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 125,360 ha | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 102,477 ha | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 83,073 ha | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 90,438 ha | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 97,033 ha | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 112,780 ha | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 108,283 ha | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 131,455 ha | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 119,096 ha | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 146,686 ha | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 110,023 ha | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 130,718 ha | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 130,031 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 123,224 ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 129,723 ha | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 139,103 ha | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 152,936 ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 125,550 ha | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 137,820 ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 70,340 ha | -49.0% |
| 2018 | 60,499 ha | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 70,902 ha | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 70,674 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 61,876 ha | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 54,897 ha | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 55,626 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 56,048 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,667 ha | 68,000 ha | 98,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,990 ha | 95,000 ha | 150,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,245 ha | 121,790 ha | 260,434 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,833 ha | 100,939 ha | 138,166 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,958 ha | 83,073 ha | 146,686 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,013 ha | 60,499 ha | 152,936 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,824 ha | 54,897 ha | 70,674 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 1 China 1.46 million ha compare
- 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
- 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
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -23.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 35.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4,718 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 56,048 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 260,434 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,897 ha in 2022.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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.