Watermelons — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Watermelons — Area harvested was 10,746 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested in Republic of Korea stood at 10,746 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 45,207 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,332 ha, in 1961.
That places Republic of Korea 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,332 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,421 ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 2,654 ha | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 3,804 ha | +43.3% |
| 1965 | 4,863 ha | +27.8% |
| 1966 | 4,004 ha | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 4,913 ha | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 5,807 ha | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 6,423 ha | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 7,349 ha | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 7,334 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 7,344 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 8,027 ha | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 8,756 ha | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 6,892 ha | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 10,617 ha | +54.0% |
| 1977 | 9,427 ha | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 10,218 ha | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 12,464 ha | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 15,688 ha | +25.9% |
| 1981 | 12,515 ha | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 16,356 ha | +30.7% |
| 1983 | 13,366 ha | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 17,658 ha | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 21,208 ha | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 22,625 ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 21,479 ha | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 22,762 ha | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 23,122 ha | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 25,681 ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 30,233 ha | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 35,082 ha | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 36,572 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 34,535 ha | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 45,207 ha | +30.9% |
| 1996 | 39,270 ha | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 40,204 ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 33,533 ha | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 34,499 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 30,451 ha | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 28,451 ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 25,873 ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 23,508 ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 21,654 ha | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 23,179 ha | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 20,553 ha | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 19,028 ha | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 20,756 ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 20,707 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 16,396 ha | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 15,717 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 15,182 ha | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14,885 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 16,865 ha | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 15,185 ha | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 13,440 ha | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 12,661 ha | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 11,814 ha | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 11,972 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 11,580 ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 11,748 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11,762 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,277 ha | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 10,746 ha | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,136 ha | 2,332 ha | 6,423 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,843 ha | 6,892 ha | 12,464 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,678 ha | 12,515 ha | 23,122 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,482 ha | 25,681 ha | 45,207 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,416 ha | 19,028 ha | 30,451 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,412 ha | 11,814 ha | 16,865 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,423 ha | 10,746 ha | 11,762 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 31 Colombia 13,142 ha compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 11,997 ha compare
- 33 Philippines 10,925 ha compare
- 35 Yemen 10,025 ha compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 9,424 ha compare
- 37 Argentina 8,996 ha compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 23.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 8.60 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 80,390 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,185 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 10,746 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 45,207 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,332 ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.