Watermelons — Yield in Asia

Asia: Watermelons — Yield was 37,847 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37,847 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
3rd
of 16 groups
All-time high
37,847 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
11,641 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Watermelons — Yield in Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for watermelons — yield in Asia is 37,847 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Asia peaked at 37,847 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,641 kg/ha, in 1963.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Watermelons — Yield in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Watermelons — Yield in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 11,756 kg/ha —
1962 11,940 kg/ha +1.6%
1963 11,641 kg/ha -2.5%
1964 12,071 kg/ha +3.7%
1965 12,322 kg/ha +2.1%
1966 12,896 kg/ha +4.7%
1967 13,116 kg/ha +1.7%
1968 13,942 kg/ha +6.3%
1969 14,010 kg/ha +0.5%
1970 14,317 kg/ha +2.2%
1971 15,742 kg/ha +10.0%
1972 14,566 kg/ha -7.5%
1973 13,992 kg/ha -3.9%
1974 14,218 kg/ha +1.6%
1975 14,851 kg/ha +4.4%
1976 15,053 kg/ha +1.4%
1977 15,167 kg/ha +0.8%
1978 14,812 kg/ha -2.3%
1979 15,845 kg/ha +7.0%
1980 14,999 kg/ha -5.3%
1981 15,604 kg/ha +4.0%
1982 15,200 kg/ha -2.6%
1983 15,167 kg/ha -0.2%
1984 15,500 kg/ha +2.2%
1985 16,494 kg/ha +6.4%
1986 16,277 kg/ha -1.3%
1987 16,813 kg/ha +3.3%
1988 17,481 kg/ha +4.0%
1989 17,038 kg/ha -2.5%
1990 19,680 kg/ha +15.5%
1991 18,409 kg/ha -6.5%
1992 18,025 kg/ha -2.1%
1993 18,240 kg/ha +1.2%
1994 18,648 kg/ha +2.2%
1995 19,451 kg/ha +4.3%
1996 21,540 kg/ha +10.7%
1997 27,074 kg/ha +25.7%
1998 23,732 kg/ha -12.3%
1999 28,040 kg/ha +18.1%
2000 27,837 kg/ha -0.7%
2001 27,987 kg/ha +0.5%
2002 30,054 kg/ha +7.4%
2003 27,814 kg/ha -7.5%
2004 29,764 kg/ha +7.0%
2005 30,574 kg/ha +2.7%
2006 30,649 kg/ha +0.2%
2007 29,038 kg/ha -5.3%
2008 31,165 kg/ha +7.3%
2009 31,478 kg/ha +1.0%
2010 32,061 kg/ha +1.9%
2011 32,729 kg/ha +2.1%
2012 33,761 kg/ha +3.2%
2013 33,966 kg/ha +0.6%
2014 34,624 kg/ha +1.9%
2015 35,403 kg/ha +2.2%
2016 35,470 kg/ha +0.2%
2017 36,086 kg/ha +1.7%
2018 36,009 kg/ha -0.2%
2019 35,509 kg/ha -1.4%
2020 36,093 kg/ha +1.6%
2021 36,647 kg/ha +1.5%
2022 37,318 kg/ha +1.8%
2023 37,526 kg/ha +0.6%
2024 37,847 kg/ha +0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Watermelons — Yield in Asia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +25.7% 21,540 kg/ha 27,074 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,633 kg/ha 11,641 kg/ha 14,010 kg/ha 9
1970s 14,856 kg/ha 13,992 kg/ha 15,845 kg/ha 10
1980s 16,057 kg/ha 14,999 kg/ha 17,481 kg/ha 10
1990s 21,284 kg/ha 18,025 kg/ha 28,040 kg/ha 10
2000s 29,636 kg/ha 27,814 kg/ha 31,478 kg/ha 10
2010s 34,562 kg/ha 32,061 kg/ha 36,086 kg/ha 10
2020s 37,086 kg/ha 36,093 kg/ha 37,847 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Dominican Republic 336,546 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Caribbean 145,742 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Botswana 124,972 kg/ha compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 50,548 kg/ha compare
  5. 3 Guyana 122,246 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 Tunisia 108,448 kg/ha compare
  7. 4 Viet Nam 25,663 kg/ha compare
  8. 5 Guatemala 96,032 kg/ha compare
  9. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22,850 kg/ha compare
  10. 6 Greece 80,694 kg/ha compare
  11. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,402 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is watermelons — yield in Asia?
Watermelons — yield in Asia was 37,847 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 37,847 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,641 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Asia rank for watermelons — yield?
Asia ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Watermelons — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
162 places, 7,944 data points, 1961–2024
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