Watermelons — Area harvested in Peru

Peru: Watermelons — Area harvested was 5,515 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,515 ha
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
60th
of 143 countries
All-time high
5,515 ha
in 2024
All-time low
2,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Watermelons — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 5,515 ha for watermelons — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Peru peaked at 5,515 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,000 ha, in 1961.

That places Peru 60th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,897 ha 2,000 ha 4,040 ha 9
1970s 2,616 ha 2,066 ha 3,455 ha 10
1980s 2,622 ha 2,321 ha 2,833 ha 10
1990s 2,922 ha 2,197 ha 3,613 ha 10
2000s 2,823 ha 2,133 ha 3,938 ha 10
2010s 3,626 ha 3,230 ha 4,458 ha 10
2020s 4,666 ha 4,103 ha 5,515 ha 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 57 Guinea 6,023 ha compare
  2. 58 Albania 5,903 ha compare
  3. 59 Republic of Moldova 5,786 ha compare
  4. 61 Bulgaria 5,330 ha compare
  5. 62 Serbia 5,118 ha compare
  6. 63 North Macedonia 5,064 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is watermelons — area harvested in Peru?
Watermelons — area harvested in Peru was 5,515 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 5,515 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 2,000 ha in 1961.
How does Peru rank for watermelons — area harvested?
Peru ranks 60th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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