Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 75.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 75.69, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia peaked at 217.7 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 74.72, in 2023.
Western Asia ranks 25th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 158.03 | — |
| 1962 | 181.7 | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 167.7 | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 178.02 | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 171.01 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 163.95 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 180.62 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 179.55 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 172.67 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 159.11 | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 217.7 | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 186.54 | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 134.57 | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 163 | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 178.33 | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 192.86 | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 177.49 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 170.2 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 191.05 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 193.36 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 186.37 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 195.9 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 184.67 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 161.23 | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 190.82 | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 164.06 | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 173.94 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 162.06 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 142.44 | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 148.09 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 152.76 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 151.68 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 134.47 | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 148.1 | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 145.79 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 146.5 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 148.08 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 151.16 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 151.02 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 142.25 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 141.1 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 157.49 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 152.02 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 146.65 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 140.29 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 132.7 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 131.92 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 121.87 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 120.07 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 111 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 115.39 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 113.33 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 104.54 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 103.36 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 97.14 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 97.35 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.65 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.34 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 88.47 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 91.59 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 86.85 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 74.72 | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 75.69 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172.58 | 158.03 | 181.7 | 9 |
| 1970s | 177.08 | 134.57 | 217.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 175.48 | 142.44 | 195.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.77 | 134.47 | 152.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.64 | 120.07 | 157.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.36 | 95.34 | 115.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.46 | 74.72 | 91.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia?
- Watermelons — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia was 75.69 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 217.7 in 1971.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.72 in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for watermelons — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.