Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 109.95 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South 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 South Africa is 109.95, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross per capita production index number in South Africa peaked at 211.28 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.14, in 1981.
That places South Africa 43rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.67 | — |
| 1962 | 167.09 | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 147.74 | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 103.85 | -29.7% |
| 1965 | 117.76 | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 96.42 | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 99.32 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 110.78 | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 84.87 | -23.4% |
| 1970 | 106.13 | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 102.9 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 90.17 | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 87.32 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 82.42 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 70.35 | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 78.13 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 86.94 | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 92.53 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 88.58 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 59.89 | -32.4% |
| 1981 | 55.14 | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 69.57 | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 91.57 | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 90.57 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 116.95 | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 93.9 | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 87.86 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 117.52 | +33.8% |
| 1989 | 102.25 | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 88.87 | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 86.25 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 92.12 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 118.58 | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 95.38 | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 96.55 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 89.66 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 95.18 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 91.25 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 122.9 | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 103.07 | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 92.17 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 86.56 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 100.23 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 105.18 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 113.63 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 102.5 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 101.68 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 86.34 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 110.82 | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 211.28 | +90.7% |
| 2011 | 114.86 | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 102.36 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 99.14 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 85.56 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 103.34 | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 111.1 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 110.83 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 101.86 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 106.65 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 79.9 | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 106.34 | +33.1% |
| 2022 | 80.36 | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 80.04 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 109.95 | +37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.17 | 84.87 | 167.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.55 | 70.35 | 106.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.52 | 55.14 | 117.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.67 | 86.25 | 122.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.22 | 86.34 | 113.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.7 | 85.56 | 211.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.32 | 79.9 | 109.95 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 28.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.005 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 20.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — gross per capita production index number in South Africa?
- Watermelons — gross per capita production index number in South Africa was 109.95 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 211.28 in 2010.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross per capita production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.14 in 1981.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — gross per capita production index number?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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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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.