Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 91.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 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 America is 91.59, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 109.68 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.58, in 1990.
South America ranks 22nd of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.6 | — |
| 1962 | 60.92 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 58.89 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 60.19 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 59.69 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 58.46 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 63.56 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 61.28 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 59.54 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 55.78 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 56.59 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 52.3 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 55.05 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 49.26 | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 52.39 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 50.67 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 48.76 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 55.15 | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 54.02 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 55.7 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 50.77 | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 54.08 | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 49.64 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 49.11 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 46.94 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 46.79 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 48.22 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 49.87 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 48.58 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 46.58 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 49.88 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 46.99 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 51.8 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 53.04 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 64.96 | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 54.75 | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 56.79 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 57.04 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.65 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.8 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 85.24 | +58.4% |
| 2002 | 87.57 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 101.01 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 96.48 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 92.91 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 98.57 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 105.21 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 100.33 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 104.26 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 104.27 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 107.97 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 99.9 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 103.39 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 109.68 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 96.13 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 94.18 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 103.53 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 99.47 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 103.97 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 99.09 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 97.8 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.7 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 85.56 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 91.59 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.46 | 58.46 | 63.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 53 | 48.76 | 56.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.97 | 46.79 | 55.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.85 | 46.58 | 64.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.54 | 53.8 | 105.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.25 | 94.18 | 109.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.75 | 85.56 | 99.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Watermelons — gross per capita production index number in South America was 91.59 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 109.68 in 2014.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.58 in 1990.
- How does South America rank for watermelons — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 22nd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.