Watermelons — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Watermelons — Area harvested was 616 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Watermelons — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested in Uruguay stood at 616 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 2,000 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 616 ha, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 113th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,901 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | -47.4% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 950 ha | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 996 ha | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 1,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,150 ha | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 1,250 ha | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 1,350 ha | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1,592 ha | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1,600 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1,900 ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 713 ha | -64.3% |
| 1991 | 800 ha | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 900 ha | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 963 ha | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1,100 ha | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 1,150 ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 1,250 ha | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 1,070 ha | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 1,100 ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 660 ha | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 700 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 684 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 700 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 750 ha | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 700 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 750 ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 780 ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 725 ha | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 697 ha | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 650 ha | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 662 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 650 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 651 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 647 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 641 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 640 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 637 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 631 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 623 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 624 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 620 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 616 ha | -0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 616 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 228 ha, 2.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 616 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,186 ha, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -64.3% | 2,000 ha | 713 ha |
| 1962 | -47.4% | 1,901 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 2002 | -40.0% | 1,100 ha | 660 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,078 ha | 950 ha | 1,901 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,165 ha | 996 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,799 ha | 1,592 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,008 ha | 713 ha | 1,250 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 789.4 ha | 660 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 660 ha | 637 ha | 725 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 622.8 ha | 616 ha | 631 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 3.55 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 32.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Uruguay was 616 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 616 ha in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 113th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.