Watermelons — Area harvested in Namibia

Namibia: Watermelons — Area harvested was 324 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
324 ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
99th
of 143 countries
All-time high
500 ha
in 2008
All-time low
120 ha
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Watermelons — Area harvested in Namibia, 1997–2024

1002003004005001997201020241997: 120 ha1998: 153 ha1999: 158 ha2000: 163 ha2001: 167 ha2002: 149 ha2003: 168 ha2004: 160 ha2005: 240 ha2006: 320 ha2007: 410 ha2008: 500 ha2009: 300 ha2010: 320 ha2011: 304 ha2012: 220 ha2013: 268 ha2014: 327 ha2015: 352 ha2016: 316 ha2017: 332 ha2018: 317 ha2019: 322 ha2020: 329 ha2021: 323 ha2022: 324 ha2023: 325 ha2024: 324 ha

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 324 ha for watermelons — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Namibia peaked at 500 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1997.

Namibia ranks 99th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 143.67 ha 120 ha 158 ha 3
2000s 257.7 ha 149 ha 500 ha 10
2010s 307.8 ha 220 ha 352 ha 10
2020s 325 ha 323 ha 329 ha 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 96 Palestine 399 ha compare
  2. 97 Puerto Rico 346 ha compare
  3. 98 Cyprus 330 ha compare
  4. 100 Poland 300 ha compare
  5. 101 Guyana 252 ha compare
  6. 102 New Zealand 228 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is watermelons — area harvested in Namibia?
Watermelons — area harvested in Namibia was 324 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 500 ha in 2008.
What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1997.
How does Namibia rank for watermelons — area harvested?
Namibia ranks 99th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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