Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number was 124.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 124.33 for watermelons — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross production index number in South Africa peaked at 195.39 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.75, in 1981.
South Africa ranks 34th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.22 | — |
| 1962 | 51.42 | +19.0% |
| 1963 | 46.87 | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 33.96 | -27.5% |
| 1965 | 39.72 | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 33.54 | -15.6% |
| 1967 | 35.65 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 41.02 | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 32.41 | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 41.78 | +28.9% |
| 1971 | 41.71 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 37.61 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 37.48 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 36.39 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 31.93 | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 36.44 | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 41.65 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 45.56 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 44.81 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 31.23 | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 29.75 | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 38.86 | +30.6% |
| 1983 | 52.97 | +36.3% |
| 1984 | 54.24 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 72.41 | +33.5% |
| 1986 | 60.02 | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 57.94 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 79.9 | +37.9% |
| 1989 | 71.59 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 63.97 | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 63.52 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 69.08 | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 90.71 | +31.3% |
| 1994 | 74.15 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 75.98 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 71.48 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 76.79 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 74.52 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 101.47 | +36.2% |
| 2000 | 85.88 | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 77.46 | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 73.43 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 85.88 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 91.04 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 99.36 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 90.55 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 90.77 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.97 | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 101.28 | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 195.39 | +92.9% |
| 2011 | 107.55 | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 97.27 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 95.77 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 84.04 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 103.56 | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 112.39 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 112.86 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 105.48 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 112.28 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 85.49 | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 115.55 | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 88.56 | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 89.39 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 124.33 | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.76 | 32.41 | 51.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.54 | 31.93 | 45.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.89 | 29.75 | 79.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.17 | 63.52 | 101.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.36 | 73.43 | 101.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.66 | 84.04 | 195.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.66 | 85.49 | 124.33 | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — gross production index number in South Africa?
- Watermelons — gross production index number in South Africa was 124.33 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — gross production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 195.39 in 2010.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross production index number recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.75 in 1981.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — gross production index number?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross production index number rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.