Watermelons — Yield in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Watermelons — Yield was 26,656 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Yield in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — yield in French Polynesia stood at 26,656 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in French Polynesia peaked at 26,656 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,811 kg/ha, in 1975.
That places French Polynesia 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Yield in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10,156 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 10,294 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 10,714 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 11,111 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 11,333 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 12,385 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 12,385 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11,320 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 9,300 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 8,811 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 16,450 kg/ha | +86.7% |
| 1977 | 16,080 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 11,430 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1979 | 12,630 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 11,400 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 14,500 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1982 | 15,530 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 13,600 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 14,946 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 15,556 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 15,294 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 13,000 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 13,075 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 13,250 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 13,800 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 13,103 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 13,022 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 10,323 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 17,867 kg/ha | +73.1% |
| 1995 | 15,729 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 15,988 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 17,045 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 17,697 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 18,209 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 19,170 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 19,531 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 20,304 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 20,906 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 21,348 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 22,093 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 21,047 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 21,526 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 21,923 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 22,157 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22,604 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 22,846 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23,182 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 23,547 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 23,781 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 24,178 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24,463 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24,770 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 25,166 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 25,895 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 26,333 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 25,974 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 26,145 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 26,016 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26,656 kg/ha | +2.5% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 26,656 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,749 kg/ha, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 26,656 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,172 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +86.7% | 8,811 kg/ha | 16,450 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +73.1% | 10,323 kg/ha | 17,867 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -28.9% | 16,080 kg/ha | 11,430 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +27.2% | 11,400 kg/ha | 14,500 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,253 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 11,111 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,212 kg/ha | 8,811 kg/ha | 16,450 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,015 kg/ha | 11,400 kg/ha | 15,556 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,278 kg/ha | 10,323 kg/ha | 18,209 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,001 kg/ha | 19,170 kg/ha | 22,157 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,043 kg/ha | 22,604 kg/ha | 25,895 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,225 kg/ha | 25,974 kg/ha | 26,656 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 47 Croatia 28,842 kg/ha compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 28,317 kg/ha compare
- 49 North Macedonia 26,999 kg/ha compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 26,182 kg/ha compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 25,731 kg/ha compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,721 kg/ha compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in French Polynesia?
- Watermelons — yield in French Polynesia was 26,656 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,656 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,811 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does French Polynesia rank for watermelons — yield?
- French Polynesia ranks 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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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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.