Watermelons — Production in Western Europe
Western Europe: Watermelons — Production was 25,280 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Western Europe stood at 25,280 t.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Western Europe peaked at 26,570 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,200 t, in 1981.
Western Europe ranks 26th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,420 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,490 t | -17.2% |
| 1963 | 6,410 t | +42.8% |
| 1964 | 5,570 t | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 4,210 t | -24.4% |
| 1966 | 4,170 t | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 3,860 t | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 4,546 t | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 5,870 t | +29.1% |
| 1970 | 5,610 t | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 6,200 t | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 5,014 t | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 5,600 t | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 5,000 t | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,900 t | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 3,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,960 t | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3,500 t | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 2,500 t | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 2,200 t | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 2,500 t | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 4,200 t | +68.0% |
| 1984 | 5,100 t | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 6,200 t | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 6,000 t | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 9,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 8,100 t | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 8,200 t | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14,202 t | +73.2% |
| 1991 | 22,590 t | +59.1% |
| 1992 | 16,728 t | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 10,786 t | -35.5% |
| 1994 | 9,526 t | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 8,926 t | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 10,150 t | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 8,308 t | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 8,621 t | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 8,687 t | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,350 t | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 6,750 t | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 7,524 t | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 7,074 t | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 6,943 t | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 7,828 t | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 7,818 t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 16,036 t | +105.1% |
| 2008 | 17,769 t | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 16,775 t | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 16,216 t | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 17,435 t | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 16,803 t | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 14,792 t | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 16,751 t | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 17,124 t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17,668 t | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18,201 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18,663 t | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14,500 t | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 26,570 t | +83.2% |
| 2021 | 26,210 t | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25,990 t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 25,770 t | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 25,280 t | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Production in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +105.1% | 7,818 t | 16,036 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,950 t | 3,860 t | 6,410 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,768 t | 3,500 t | 6,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,400 t | 2,200 t | 9,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,852 t | 8,308 t | 22,590 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,187 t | 6,750 t | 17,769 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,815 t | 14,500 t | 18,663 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,964 t | 25,280 t | 26,570 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 28 Azerbaijan 339,709 t compare
- 29 Morocco 339,454 t compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Western Europe?
- Watermelons — production in Western Europe was 25,280 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 26,570 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 t in 1981.
- How does Western Europe rank for watermelons — production?
- Western Europe ranks 26th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.