Watermelons — Area harvested in Sudan
Sudan: Watermelons — Area harvested was 37,639 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 37,639 ha for watermelons — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Sudan peaked at 38,000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,307 ha, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 12th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17,307 ha | — |
| 2013 | 18,172 ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 18,345 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 36,456 ha | +98.7% |
| 2016 | 37,716 ha | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 38,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37,391 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 37,702 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 37,698 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 37,597 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37,666 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37,653 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 37,639 ha | -0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 37,639 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,576 ha, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 37,639 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,701 ha, 6.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +98.7% | 18,345 ha | 36,456 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,136 ha | 17,307 ha | 38,000 ha | 8 |
| 2020s | 37,651 ha | 37,597 ha | 37,698 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 9 Algeria 62,949 ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 14,041 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,050 ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 47,452 ha compare
- 11 Mexico 38,623 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7,762 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,323 ha compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 36,943 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 5,786 ha compare
- 14 Yugoslav SFR 34,200 ha
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,430 ha compare
- 15 Pakistan 31,694 ha compare
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.03 % 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 Sudan?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Sudan was 37,639 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38,000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,307 ha in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.