Watermelons — Production in Oceania
Oceania: Watermelons — Production was 418,772 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production in Oceania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Oceania stood at 418,772 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 141.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Oceania peaked at 418,772 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,530 t, in 1961.
Oceania ranks 24th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Production in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,530 t | — |
| 1962 | 14,723 t | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 15,415 t | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 16,018 t | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 15,600 t | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 16,263 t | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 19,655 t | +20.9% |
| 1968 | 20,848 t | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 20,445 t | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 18,591 t | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 22,096 t | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 28,208 t | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 26,729 t | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 24,192 t | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 23,600 t | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 24,350 t | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 30,789 t | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 35,541 t | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 33,160 t | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 34,555 t | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 27,736 t | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 30,564 t | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 43,972 t | +43.9% |
| 1984 | 42,169 t | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 48,002 t | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 49,690 t | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 50,027 t | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 54,408 t | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 56,407 t | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 58,733 t | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 66,378 t | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 64,692 t | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 68,888 t | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 74,893 t | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 79,897 t | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 87,140 t | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 94,323 t | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 88,126 t | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 73,434 t | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 92,522 t | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 113,629 t | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 107,774 t | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 119,533 t | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 135,130 t | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 117,402 t | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 141,977 t | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 145,118 t | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 159,866 t | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 138,289 t | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 148,564 t | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 143,576 t | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 158,159 t | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 169,846 t | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 173,326 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 178,792 t | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 173,525 t | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 180,588 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 186,201 t | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 181,125 t | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 191,776 t | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 206,036 t | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 401,901 t | +95.1% |
| 2023 | 384,569 t | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 418,772 t | +8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Production in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +95.1% | 206,036 t | 401,901 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,055 t | 14,530 t | 20,848 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,726 t | 18,591 t | 35,541 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,753 t | 27,736 t | 56,407 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,650 t | 58,733 t | 94,323 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,124 t | 92,522 t | 159,866 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,370 t | 143,576 t | 186,201 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,611 t | 191,776 t | 418,772 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 21 Saudi Arabia 608,478 t compare
- 22 Greece 509,180 t compare
- 22 Caribbean 1.09 million t compare
- 23 Tunisia 504,092 t compare
- 24 Mali 488,121 t compare
- 25 Yugoslav SFR 447,000 t compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 442,884 t compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 1,080 t compare
- 27 Indonesia 421,009 t compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Oceania?
- Watermelons — production in Oceania was 418,772 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 418,772 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,530 t in 1961.
- How does Oceania rank for watermelons — production?
- Oceania ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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.