Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number was 120.53 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 120.53 for watermelons — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 120.53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th of 109 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 — Gross Production Index Number in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8 | — |
| 1962 | 8.06 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 8.42 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 8.74 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 8.43 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 8.77 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 10.74 | +22.5% |
| 1968 | 11.4 | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 11.11 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 9.96 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 11.58 | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 15.22 | +31.4% |
| 1973 | 14.44 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 13.14 | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 12.84 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 12.74 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 16.64 | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 19.73 | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 18.2 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 19.07 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 14.78 | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 16.34 | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 24.41 | +49.4% |
| 1984 | 23.19 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 26.17 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 27.26 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 27.76 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 30.46 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 31.73 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 32.9 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 37.32 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 36.34 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 38.89 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 42.36 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 45.23 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 49.59 | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 53.82 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 49.76 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 41.1 | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 52.32 | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 64.67 | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 61 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 67.73 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 77.29 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 66.25 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 81.44 | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 83.31 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.44 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 79.79 | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 84.48 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 82.5 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 91.8 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 96.88 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 98.75 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 102.06 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 99.19 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 103.27 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 106.15 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 102.83 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 108.47 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 117.7 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 111.67 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 100.36 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 120.53 | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3 | 8 | 11.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.45 | 9.96 | 19.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.12 | 14.78 | 31.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.73 | 32.9 | 53.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.62 | 52.32 | 92.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.79 | 82.5 | 106.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.75 | 100.36 | 120.53 | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand?
- Watermelons — gross production index number in Australia and New Zealand was 120.53 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 120.53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross production index number recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for watermelons — gross production index number?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross production index number rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Gross 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.