Watermelons — Area harvested in Malawi

Malawi: Watermelons — Area harvested was 86 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
86 ha
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
109th
of 143 countries
All-time high
159 ha
in 1991
All-time low
83 ha
in 2018
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Watermelons — Area harvested in Malawi, 1991–2024

0501001501991200720241991: 159 ha1992: 157 ha1993: 155 ha1994: 153 ha1995: 151 ha1996: 149 ha1997: 146 ha1998: 144 ha1999: 142 ha2000: 139 ha2001: 137 ha2002: 135 ha2003: 132 ha2004: 130 ha2005: 127 ha2006: 124 ha2007: 122 ha2008: 119 ha2009: 116 ha2010: 113 ha2011: 110 ha2012: 112 ha2013: 106 ha2014: 105 ha2015: 103 ha2016: 87 ha2017: 92 ha2018: 83 ha2019: 87 ha2020: 87 ha2021: 86 ha2022: 87 ha2023: 87 ha2024: 86 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested in Malawi is 86 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 159 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83 ha, in 2018.

Malawi ranks 109th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 150.67 ha 142 ha 159 ha 9
2000s 128.1 ha 116 ha 139 ha 10
2010s 99.8 ha 83 ha 113 ha 10
2020s 86.6 ha 86 ha 87 ha 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 106 Trinidad and Tobago 116 ha compare
  2. 107 Polynesia 106 ha compare
  3. 108 Malta 94 ha compare
  4. 110 Solomon Islands 75 ha compare
  5. 110 United Arab Emirates 75 ha compare
  6. 112 Qatar 71 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is watermelons — area harvested in Malawi?
Watermelons — area harvested in Malawi was 86 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 159 ha in 1991.
What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 83 ha in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for watermelons — area harvested?
Malawi ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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

Indicator
Watermelons — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
175 places, 8,161 data points, 1961–2024
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