Watermelons — Area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Watermelons — Area harvested was 38,781 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic is 38,781 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 232.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 102,615 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6,708 ha, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,579 ha | +38.8% |
| 1963 | 70,214 ha | +44.5% |
| 1964 | 47,522 ha | -32.3% |
| 1965 | 38,313 ha | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 26,117 ha | -31.8% |
| 1967 | 62,493 ha | +139.3% |
| 1968 | 66,800 ha | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 64,374 ha | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 36,015 ha | -44.1% |
| 1971 | 38,404 ha | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 56,678 ha | +47.6% |
| 1973 | 39,468 ha | -30.4% |
| 1974 | 72,757 ha | +84.3% |
| 1975 | 72,014 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 79,911 ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 87,728 ha | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 85,853 ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 69,731 ha | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 100,410 ha | +44.0% |
| 1981 | 102,615 ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 101,341 ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 95,200 ha | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 65,000 ha | -31.7% |
| 1985 | 94,891 ha | +46.0% |
| 1986 | 84,200 ha | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 73,375 ha | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 62,000 ha | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 31,100 ha | -49.8% |
| 1990 | 28,800 ha | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 31,461 ha | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 34,751 ha | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 28,100 ha | -19.1% |
| 1994 | 27,753 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 26,200 ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 25,870 ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 22,970 ha | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 24,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 11,575 ha | -51.8% |
| 2000 | 13,602 ha | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 13,160 ha | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 23,202 ha | +76.3% |
| 2003 | 24,800 ha | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 33,216 ha | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 22,343 ha | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 28,770 ha | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 33,531 ha | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 24,000 ha | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 34,477 ha | +43.7% |
| 2010 | 27,344 ha | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 31,044 ha | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 22,955 ha | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 10,660 ha | -53.6% |
| 2014 | 11,664 ha | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 12,580 ha | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 6,708 ha | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 11,956 ha | +78.2% |
| 2018 | 7,930 ha | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 9,871 ha | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 23,163 ha | +134.7% |
| 2021 | 31,375 ha | +35.5% |
| 2022 | 29,056 ha | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 30,243 ha | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 38,781 ha | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,046 ha | 26,117 ha | 70,214 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 63,856 ha | 36,015 ha | 87,728 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,013 ha | 31,100 ha | 102,615 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,148 ha | 11,575 ha | 34,751 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,110 ha | 13,160 ha | 34,477 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,271 ha | 6,708 ha | 31,044 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,524 ha | 23,163 ha | 38,781 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 3 Türkiye 63,267 ha compare
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- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56,048 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 106,017 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 48,155 ha compare
- 6 Senegal 92,607 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 83,288 ha compare
- 8 Afghanistan 76,004 ha compare
- 8 Melanesia 18,464 ha compare
- 9 Algeria 62,949 ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 14,041 ha compare
More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 44.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 32.32 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,049 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,164 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Syrian Arab Republic was 38,781 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 102,615 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,708 ha in 2016.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.