Watermelons — Yield in Greece
Greece: Watermelons — Yield was 80,694 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Yield in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Greece recorded 80,694 kg/ha for watermelons — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 115.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Greece peaked at 80,694 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,609 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Greece 7th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Yield in Greece, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,609 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,484 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 13,044 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1964 | 14,620 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 14,511 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 16,188 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 17,180 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 17,234 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 20,515 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 22,390 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 23,112 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 22,950 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 24,467 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 18,883 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1975 | 32,577 kg/ha | +72.5% |
| 1976 | 29,652 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 27,874 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 31,485 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 30,871 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 31,671 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 32,688 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 30,779 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 32,071 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 34,044 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 33,484 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 34,294 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 34,869 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 30,000 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 29,775 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 32,437 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 46,901 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1992 | 37,752 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 35,493 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 37,091 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 35,927 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 35,939 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 37,204 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 37,179 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 38,615 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 38,382 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 38,923 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 39,218 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39,817 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40,470 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40,314 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 38,208 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 38,776 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 38,120 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 37,500 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 38,222 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38,262 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38,026 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 37,457 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 37,444 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 41,017 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 41,865 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 42,678 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 65,501 kg/ha | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 39,110 kg/ha | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 49,094 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 46,505 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 61,072 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 2023 | 61,658 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 80,694 kg/ha | +30.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 80,694 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,193 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 80,694 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,962 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +72.5% | 18,883 kg/ha | 32,577 kg/ha |
| 2018 | +53.5% | 42,678 kg/ha | 65,501 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +44.6% | 32,437 kg/ha | 46,901 kg/ha |
| 2019 | -40.3% | 65,501 kg/ha | 39,110 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +31.3% | 46,505 kg/ha | 61,072 kg/ha |
| 2024 | +30.9% | 61,658 kg/ha | 80,694 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,821 kg/ha | 9,609 kg/ha | 20,515 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,426 kg/ha | 18,883 kg/ha | 32,577 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,368 kg/ha | 29,775 kg/ha | 34,869 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,454 kg/ha | 32,437 kg/ha | 46,901 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,973 kg/ha | 37,500 kg/ha | 40,470 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,958 kg/ha | 37,444 kg/ha | 65,501 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,804 kg/ha | 46,505 kg/ha | 80,694 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2927 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Greece?
- Watermelons — yield in Greece was 80,694 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 80,694 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,609 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for watermelons — yield?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.