Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 153.03 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa is 153.03, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 254.76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 4th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 8.94 | +17780.0% |
| 1984 | 10.85 | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 10.53 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 12.25 | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 12.87 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 9.64 | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 12.21 | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 16.1 | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 12.93 | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 12.39 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 20.37 | +64.4% |
| 1994 | 24.43 | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 22.98 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 28.96 | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 26.61 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 25.93 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 24.15 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 19.43 | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 19.38 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.58 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 18.27 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 19.07 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 28.09 | +47.3% |
| 2006 | 28.53 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 24.09 | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 26.53 | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 26.51 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.45 | +60.1% |
| 2011 | 55.14 | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 70.96 | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 72.85 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78.45 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 114.25 | +45.6% |
| 2016 | 107.3 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 85.07 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 109.13 | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 202.62 | +85.7% |
| 2020 | 254.76 | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 221.61 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 225.78 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 182.32 | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 153.03 | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.74 | 0.02 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.48 | 12.39 | 28.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.95 | 18.27 | 28.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.82 | 42.45 | 202.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.5 | 153.03 | 254.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -18.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 64,638 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 153.03 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 254.76 in 2020.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for watermelons — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.