Watermelons — Area harvested in Qatar
Qatar: Watermelons — Area harvested was 71 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 71 ha for watermelons — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 29.1% on the previous year and up 208.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Qatar peaked at 256 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 101st of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Qatar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 208 ha | — |
| 1978 | 192 ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 220 ha | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 110 ha | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 128 ha | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 208 ha | +62.5% |
| 1983 | 84 ha | -59.6% |
| 1984 | 72 ha | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 93 ha | +29.2% |
| 1986 | 155 ha | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 165 ha | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 188 ha | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 232 ha | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 256 ha | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 223 ha | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 167 ha | -25.1% |
| 1993 | 177 ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 130 ha | -26.6% |
| 1995 | 170 ha | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 162 ha | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 203 ha | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 138 ha | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 141 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 137 ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 27 ha | -80.3% |
| 2002 | 27 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 ha | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 27 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 30 ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 55 ha | +83.3% |
| 2007 | 79 ha | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 79 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 22 ha | -72.5% |
| 2011 | 13 ha | -40.9% |
| 2012 | 18 ha | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 26 ha | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 23 ha | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 18 ha | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 18 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 ha | +44.4% |
| 2018 | 45 ha | +73.1% |
| 2019 | 53 ha | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 50 ha | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 26 ha | -48.0% |
| 2022 | 55 ha | +111.5% |
| 2023 | 55 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71 ha | +29.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 71 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 228 ha, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 71 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,884 ha, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 62 ha | 0 ha | 220 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.5 ha | 72 ha | 232 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.7 ha | 130 ha | 256 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9 ha | 27 ha | 137 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2 ha | 13 ha | 53 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4 ha | 26 ha | 71 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 98 Malawi 86 ha compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 75 ha compare
- 99 United Arab Emirates 75 ha compare
- 102 Slovakia 70 ha compare
- 103 New Caledonia 65 ha compare
- 104 Guadeloupe 64 ha compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Qatar?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Qatar was 71 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 256 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Qatar ranks 101st out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.