Watermelons — Production in Australia
Australia: Watermelons — Production was 199,531 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Australia stood at 199,531 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Australia peaked at 199,531 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,200 t, in 1961.
Australia ranks 40th of 131 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 — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 13,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13,750 t | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 14,300 t | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 13,750 t | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 14,300 t | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 17,600 t | +23.1% |
| 1968 | 18,700 t | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 18,165 t | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 16,078 t | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 18,601 t | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 24,500 t | +31.7% |
| 1973 | 22,984 t | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 20,619 t | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 19,902 t | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 19,537 t | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 25,871 t | +32.4% |
| 1978 | 30,069 t | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 28,908 t | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 29,447 t | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 20,370 t | -30.8% |
| 1982 | 23,452 t | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 37,587 t | +60.3% |
| 1984 | 36,247 t | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 41,843 t | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 44,060 t | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 43,912 t | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 48,431 t | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 50,562 t | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 51,820 t | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 59,124 t | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 57,392 t | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 61,645 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 67,757 t | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 72,263 t | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 79,279 t | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 86,658 t | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 80,857 t | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 66,346 t | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 85,152 t | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 105,842 t | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 99,686 t | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 110,955 t | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 126,877 t | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 108,352 t | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 133,779 t | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 136,861 t | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 152,141 t | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 131,112 t | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 138,928 t | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 135,618 t | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 151,219 t | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 159,742 t | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 162,890 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 168,470 t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 163,701 t | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 170,572 t | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 175,433 t | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 169,902 t | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 179,358 t | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 194,795 t | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 184,665 t | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 165,723 t | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 199,531 t | +20.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 199,531 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,600 t, 55.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 199,531 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 128,948 t, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,218 t | 13,200 t | 18,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,707 t | 16,078 t | 30,069 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,591 t | 20,370 t | 50,562 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,314 t | 51,820 t | 86,658 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,076 t | 85,152 t | 152,141 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,648 t | 135,618 t | 175,433 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,814 t | 165,723 t | 199,531 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Australia?
- Watermelons — production in Australia was 199,531 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 199,531 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,200 t in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for watermelons — production?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.