Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number was 88.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 88.51 for watermelons — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — gross production index number in Western Asia peaked at 116.31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40.09, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.09 | — |
| 1962 | 47.42 | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 45.04 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 49.19 | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 48.59 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 47.92 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 54.31 | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 55.54 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 54.94 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 52.04 | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 73.18 | +40.6% |
| 1972 | 64.46 | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 47.77 | -25.9% |
| 1974 | 59.42 | +24.4% |
| 1975 | 66.73 | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 74.1 | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 70.09 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 69.1 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 79.68 | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 82.83 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 81.98 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 88.52 | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 85.84 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 77.11 | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 93.78 | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 82.85 | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 90.28 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 86.39 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 77.98 | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 82.81 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 87.34 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 89.04 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 81.02 | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 91.53 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 92.23 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 94.83 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 98.02 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 102.25 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 104.37 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 100.5 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 101.92 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 116.31 | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 114.75 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 113.12 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 110.66 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 107.13 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 109.15 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 103.4 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 104.34 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.67 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 105 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 105.63 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.73 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 101 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 99.64 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.36 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 101.22 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 101.96 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 102.12 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.19 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 101.08 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 97.73 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 85.85 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 88.51 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.23 | 40.09 | 55.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.66 | 47.77 | 79.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.76 | 77.11 | 93.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.34 | 81.02 | 104.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.13 | 100.5 | 116.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.43 | 98.67 | 105.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.87 | 85.85 | 101.08 | 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 production index number in Western Asia?
- Watermelons — gross production index number in Western Asia was 88.51 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 116.31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest watermelons — gross production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.09 in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for watermelons — gross production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.