Watermelons — Production in Asia
Asia: Watermelons — Production was 83.65 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Asia stood at 83.65 million t.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Asia peaked at 84.03 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.22 million t, in 1964.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Production in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.76 million t | — |
| 1962 | 11.21 million t | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 10.52 million t | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 10.22 million t | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 10.43 million t | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 10.68 million t | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 11.51 million t | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 12.22 million t | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 12.41 million t | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 10.61 million t | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 12.72 million t | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 11.68 million t | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 11.48 million t | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 12.17 million t | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 13.04 million t | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 13.75 million t | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 13.70 million t | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 14.18 million t | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 15.03 million t | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 15.04 million t | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 16.03 million t | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 16.93 million t | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 16.99 million t | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 17.61 million t | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 23.41 million t | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 23.67 million t | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 25.54 million t | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 24.27 million t | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 21.80 million t | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 21.55 million t | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 21.04 million t | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 26.69 million t | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 28.75 million t | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 28.87 million t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.65 million t | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 36.37 million t | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 47.74 million t | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 49.48 million t | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 60.32 million t | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 64.64 million t | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 70.80 million t | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 76.91 million t | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 73.56 million t | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 73.09 million t | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.36 million t | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 78.13 million t | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 71.76 million t | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 73.84 million t | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 74.95 million t | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 77.69 million t | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 77.80 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.98 million t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.26 million t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.68 million t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 83.10 million t | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.79 million t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.28 million t | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 80.23 million t | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 81.18 million t | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.46 million t | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 81.76 million t | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.23 million t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 84.03 million t | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 83.65 million t | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.11 million t | 10.22 million t | 12.41 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.84 million t | 10.61 million t | 15.03 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.13 million t | 15.04 million t | 25.54 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.14 million t | 21.04 million t | 60.32 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.40 million t | 64.64 million t | 78.13 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.70 million t | 77.69 million t | 83.79 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.22 million t | 81.76 million t | 84.03 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Asia?
- Watermelons — production in Asia was 83.65 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.03 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 million t in 1964.
- How does Asia rank for watermelons — production?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.