Watermelons — Production, annual growth rate in China
China: Watermelons — Production, annual growth rate was -0.3793 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production, annual growth rate in China, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — production, annual growth rate in China is -0.3793 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 133.1% on the previous year and down 148.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production, annual growth rate in China peaked at 55.45 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -23.14 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places China 86th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Production, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.4688 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -10.33 % change on previous year | -2304.0% |
| 1964 | -11.1 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4898 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1967 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +227.0% |
| 1968 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 1969 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1970 | -23.14 % change on previous year | -662.0% |
| 1971 | 11.04 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 1972 | -12.85 % change on previous year | -216.4% |
| 1973 | 12.11 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 1974 | -0.8692 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1975 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -572.9% |
| 1976 | 0.749 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 1977 | 3.82 % change on previous year | +410.5% |
| 1978 | 5.29 % change on previous year | +38.3% |
| 1979 | -0.4973 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1980 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +667.4% |
| 1981 | 15.01 % change on previous year | -493.4% |
| 1982 | -0.3941 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 1983 | 12.06 % change on previous year | -3160.1% |
| 1984 | 11.6 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 55.45 % change on previous year | +378.1% |
| 1986 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1987 | 11.02 % change on previous year | +136.2% |
| 1988 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1989 | -12.67 % change on previous year | -531.4% |
| 1990 | -13.93 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 1992 | 25.86 % change on previous year | +376.5% |
| 1993 | 19.35 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2645 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1995 | 8.23 % change on previous year | +3009.9% |
| 1996 | 26.49 % change on previous year | +222.0% |
| 1997 | 46.97 % change on previous year | +77.3% |
| 1998 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 1999 | 30.04 % change on previous year | +1225.1% |
| 2000 | 11.33 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 2001 | 10.97 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2003 | -5.97 % change on previous year | -175.7% |
| 2004 | -0.8706 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2005 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -552.0% |
| 2006 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2007 | -11.45 % change on previous year | -448.3% |
| 2008 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3774 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2010 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +1184.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7992 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2012 | 0.471 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +141.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7824 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 2015 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +145.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7653 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 2017 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -299.0% |
| 2018 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -265.9% |
| 2019 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2020 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -306.4% |
| 2021 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 2022 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -292.6% |
| 2023 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2024 | -0.3793 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Production, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +3160.1% | -0.3941 % change on previous year | 12.06 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +3009.9% | 0.2645 % change on previous year | 8.23 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -2304.0% | 0.4688 % change on previous year | -10.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8418 % change on previous year | -11.1 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.0231 % change on previous year | -23.14 % change on previous year | 12.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.59 % change on previous year | -12.67 % change on previous year | 55.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1 % change on previous year | -13.93 % change on previous year | 46.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 % change on previous year | -11.45 % change on previous year | 11.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5429 % change on previous year | -2.53 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8488 % change on previous year | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 83 Malawi -0.2701 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Solomon Islands -0.3077 % change on previous year compare
- 85 United Republic of Tanzania -0.337 % change on previous year compare
- 87 China, mainland -0.3813 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -0.4459 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Lebanon -0.49 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production, annual growth rate in China?
- Watermelons — production, annual growth rate in China was -0.3793 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — production, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 55.45 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.14 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does China rank for watermelons — production, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 86th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 148.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Watermelons — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Watermelons — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Watermelons — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.