Watermelons — Yield in Jordan
Jordan: Watermelons — Yield was 59,227 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Yield in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — yield in Jordan stood at 59,227 kg/ha.
The figure is up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Jordan peaked at 66,202 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,244 kg/ha, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 7th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Yield in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,356 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,471 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 8,333 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 8,271 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6,765 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 4,667 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 1967 | 7,486 kg/ha | +60.4% |
| 1968 | 3,429 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 1969 | 6,955 kg/ha | +102.8% |
| 1970 | 3,244 kg/ha | -53.4% |
| 1971 | 3,797 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 7,058 kg/ha | +85.9% |
| 1973 | 4,367 kg/ha | -38.1% |
| 1974 | 4,945 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 8,760 kg/ha | +77.2% |
| 1976 | 5,827 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1977 | 6,618 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 6,805 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4,926 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1980 | 8,527 kg/ha | +73.1% |
| 1981 | 6,359 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 6,301 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 8,554 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 6,499 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 17,101 kg/ha | +163.1% |
| 1986 | 29,902 kg/ha | +74.9% |
| 1987 | 28,679 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 27,070 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 37,226 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 31,128 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 32,508 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 56,293 kg/ha | +73.2% |
| 1993 | 37,936 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 40,200 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 25,672 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 42,022 kg/ha | +63.7% |
| 1997 | 45,101 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 39,423 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 38,101 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 32,874 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 21,884 kg/ha | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 43,768 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 36,704 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 65,243 kg/ha | +77.8% |
| 2005 | 61,062 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 43,440 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 48,665 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 45,501 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 41,656 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 40,886 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 45,348 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 37,084 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 31,525 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 37,357 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 44,311 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 59,333 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 64,190 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 64,133 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 53,939 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 66,202 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 64,211 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 60,608 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 59,237 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 59,227 kg/ha | -0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 59,227 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,757 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 59,227 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,000 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +163.1% | 6,499 kg/ha | 17,101 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,748 kg/ha | 3,429 kg/ha | 8,333 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,635 kg/ha | 3,244 kg/ha | 8,760 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,622 kg/ha | 6,301 kg/ha | 37,226 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,838 kg/ha | 25,672 kg/ha | 56,293 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,080 kg/ha | 21,884 kg/ha | 65,243 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,811 kg/ha | 31,525 kg/ha | 64,190 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,897 kg/ha | 59,227 kg/ha | 66,202 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 4 Tunisia 108,448 kg/ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 25,663 kg/ha compare
- 5 Guatemala 96,032 kg/ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22,850 kg/ha compare
- 6 Greece 80,694 kg/ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,402 kg/ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,242 kg/ha compare
- 8 Honduras 57,535 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 16,085 kg/ha compare
- 9 Palestine 57,204 kg/ha compare
- 10 Montenegro 56,743 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % 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 Jordan?
- Watermelons — yield in Jordan was 59,227 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 66,202 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,244 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for watermelons — yield?
- Jordan ranks 7th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.