Watermelons — Area harvested in South America
South America: Watermelons — Area harvested was 156,416 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested in South America is 156,416 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in South America peaked at 171,395 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 105,947 ha, in 1977.
That places South America 13th out of 32 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155,962 ha | 146,059 ha | 167,782 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 130,257 ha | 105,947 ha | 158,334 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 127,083 ha | 117,291 ha | 137,163 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,795 ha | 117,216 ha | 143,735 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,670 ha | 137,328 ha | 158,115 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,808 ha | 154,228 ha | 171,395 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,870 ha | 153,662 ha | 169,260 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Algeria 62,949 ha compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56,048 ha compare
- 12 Viet Nam 48,155 ha compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 47,452 ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 38,781 ha compare
- 15 Mexico 38,623 ha compare
- 16 Sudan 37,639 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 18,446 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 62,493 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -0.9414 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in South America?
- Watermelons — area harvested in South America was 156,416 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 171,395 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,947 ha in 1977.
- How does South America rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- South America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.