Watermelons — Yield in Italy
Italy: Watermelons — Yield was 46,653 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Yield in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — yield in Italy stood at 46,653 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Italy peaked at 53,002 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,913 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Italy 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Yield in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,730 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,913 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 25,832 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 26,104 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 25,082 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 25,205 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 25,316 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 25,329 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 25,898 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 25,899 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 28,532 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 29,944 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 30,928 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 29,436 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 31,634 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 32,419 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 31,065 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 30,080 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 29,357 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 31,388 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 31,788 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 31,562 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 33,891 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 33,731 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 34,444 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 33,394 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 33,994 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 31,832 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 31,149 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 33,408 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 33,051 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 31,422 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 36,182 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 32,987 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 32,544 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 32,906 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 33,890 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 34,190 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33,699 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 34,255 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 36,333 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 35,241 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 35,707 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 38,778 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 36,600 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 38,382 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 39,270 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 39,185 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 41,142 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 37,859 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 35,285 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 41,902 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 40,006 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 39,674 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 42,706 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 43,753 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 44,452 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 44,259 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47,372 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 48,465 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 48,920 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 53,002 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 49,543 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 46,653 kg/ha | -5.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 46,653 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,749 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Italy's 46,653 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,962 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,045 kg/ha | 22,913 kg/ha | 26,104 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,930 kg/ha | 25,899 kg/ha | 32,419 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,717 kg/ha | 31,149 kg/ha | 34,444 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,428 kg/ha | 31,422 kg/ha | 36,182 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,489 kg/ha | 34,255 kg/ha | 41,142 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,727 kg/ha | 35,285 kg/ha | 47,372 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,317 kg/ha | 46,653 kg/ha | 53,002 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Australia 49,435 kg/ha compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 25,714 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 7,331 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 5,355 kg/ha compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 47,355 kg/ha compare
- 16 Albania 47,112 kg/ha compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 4,945 kg/ha compare
- 18 Hungary 46,508 kg/ha compare
- 19 Oman 45,477 kg/ha compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 45,000 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Italy?
- Watermelons — yield in Italy was 46,653 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 53,002 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,913 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for watermelons — yield?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.