Watermelons — Yield in Colombia
Colombia: Watermelons — Yield was 15,965 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Watermelons — Yield in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — yield in Colombia is 15,965 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Colombia peaked at 19,326 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9,259 kg/ha, in 1998.
That places Colombia 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Watermelons — Yield in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,286 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,000 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 15,556 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 16,000 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 16,364 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 16,667 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 16,923 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 17,143 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 17,333 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 17,500 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17,647 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17,778 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 18,000 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 11,900 kg/ha | -33.9% |
| 1976 | 14,000 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13,796 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 13,636 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 13,571 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 14,000 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 15,000 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 17,258 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 14,788 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 15,982 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 16,000 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 17,130 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 10,971 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 12,000 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 11,852 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 11,915 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11,883 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12,000 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11,390 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 9,259 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 9,760 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 10,221 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 11,747 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 12,239 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 11,909 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 12,749 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 11,490 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 11,442 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,743 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11,297 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14,664 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 13,425 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 14,360 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 13,815 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 15,677 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 19,326 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 18,380 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 17,284 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 17,533 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17,393 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 17,757 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,878 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17,651 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 17,373 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 16,887 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 15,965 kg/ha | -5.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 15,965 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,757 kg/ha, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 15,965 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19,151 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -36.0% | 17,130 kg/ha | 10,971 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -33.9% | 18,000 kg/ha | 11,900 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +29.8% | 11,297 kg/ha | 14,664 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,803 kg/ha | 14,286 kg/ha | 17,143 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,616 kg/ha | 11,900 kg/ha | 18,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,803 kg/ha | 13,571 kg/ha | 17,258 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,816 kg/ha | 9,259 kg/ha | 17,130 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,950 kg/ha | 10,221 kg/ha | 14,664 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,495 kg/ha | 13,425 kg/ha | 19,326 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,151 kg/ha | 15,965 kg/ha | 17,878 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 83 Serbia and Montenegro 16,989 kg/ha compare
- 84 Guinea 16,469 kg/ha compare
- 85 South Africa 16,468 kg/ha compare
- 87 Cuba 15,956 kg/ha compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,872 kg/ha compare
- 89 Chile 15,777 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Colombia?
- Watermelons — yield in Colombia was 15,965 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,326 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,259 kg/ha in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for watermelons — yield?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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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