Watermelons — Area harvested in Yemen
Yemen: Watermelons — Area harvested was 10,025 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — area harvested in Yemen stood at 10,025 ha.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested in Yemen peaked at 13,364 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 480 ha, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 35th of 131 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 480 ha | — |
| 1962 | 480 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 490 ha | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 490 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 510 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 510 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 530 ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 530 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 550 ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1,052 ha | +91.3% |
| 1972 | 567 ha | -46.1% |
| 1973 | 809 ha | +42.7% |
| 1974 | 890 ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 1,012 ha | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 1,214 ha | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 1,300 ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1,350 ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1,948 ha | +44.3% |
| 1980 | 1,874 ha | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1,800 ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 2,600 ha | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 3,400 ha | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 4,300 ha | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 5,400 ha | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 6,412 ha | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 7,323 ha | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 7,720 ha | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 9,776 ha | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 9,304 ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 8,342 ha | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 7,927 ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 7,920 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7,571 ha | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 7,408 ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 7,232 ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,139 ha | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 7,295 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 6,180 ha | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 6,161 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6,358 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6,544 ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6,591 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11,291 ha | +71.3% |
| 2005 | 11,468 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 11,641 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12,628 ha | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 12,880 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13,364 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 13,262 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11,890 ha | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 12,026 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12,058 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 11,478 ha | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 10,560 ha | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 10,282 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 10,325 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,900 ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 9,596 ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9,756 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 10,021 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 9,557 ha | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 9,563 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 10,025 ha | +4.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 10,025 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 23,576 ha, 43% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 10,025 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,884 ha, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +91.3% | 550 ha | 1,052 ha |
| 2004 | +71.3% | 6,591 ha | 11,291 ha |
| 1972 | -46.1% | 1,052 ha | 567 ha |
| 1979 | +44.3% | 1,350 ha | 1,948 ha |
| 1982 | +44.4% | 1,800 ha | 2,600 ha |
| 1973 | +42.7% | 567 ha | 809 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502.22 ha | 480 ha | 530 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,069 ha | 550 ha | 1,948 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,060 ha | 1,800 ha | 9,776 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,632 ha | 6,180 ha | 9,304 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,893 ha | 6,161 ha | 13,364 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,138 ha | 9,596 ha | 13,262 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,784 ha | 9,557 ha | 10,025 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 32 Azerbaijan 11,997 ha compare
- 33 Philippines 10,925 ha compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 10,746 ha compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 9,424 ha compare
- 37 Argentina 8,996 ha compare
- 38 Kenya 8,843 ha compare
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
- 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 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested in Yemen?
- Watermelons — area harvested in Yemen was 10,025 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 13,364 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 480 ha in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for watermelons — area harvested?
- Yemen ranks 35th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — area harvested rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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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.