Watermelons — Yield in Lebanon
Lebanon: Watermelons — Yield was 50,620 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Yield in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — yield in Lebanon is 50,620 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Lebanon peaked at 53,082 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,680 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Lebanon 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Yield in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,963 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 7,000 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1964 | 8,531 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1965 | 7,460 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 5,680 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1967 | 9,299 kg/ha | +63.7% |
| 1968 | 7,894 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 9,487 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 9,846 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 10,692 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 12,509 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 9,322 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 11,283 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 15,000 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1976 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16,000 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 18,500 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 18,824 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 18,750 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 17,778 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 17,895 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 17,949 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21,000 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 21,739 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 23,200 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 25,073 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 25,060 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 25,000 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 26,000 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26,562 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 26,311 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40,451 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 1998 | 38,000 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 33,000 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 27,805 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 28,679 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 25,074 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 35,591 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 35,966 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 35,000 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 31,978 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 35,032 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 35,000 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32,798 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 35,626 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 36,943 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 41,207 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 43,483 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 45,799 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 47,846 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 53,082 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 49,179 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 48,905 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 50,022 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 50,956 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 52,580 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 50,421 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 50,489 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 50,620 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 50,620 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29,115 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 50,620 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,000 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +63.7% | 5,680 kg/ha | 9,299 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +53.7% | 26,311 kg/ha | 40,451 kg/ha |
| 1963 | -46.0% | 12,963 kg/ha | 7,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,702 kg/ha | 5,680 kg/ha | 12,963 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,865 kg/ha | 9,322 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,343 kg/ha | 15,000 kg/ha | 21,739 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,866 kg/ha | 23,200 kg/ha | 40,451 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,292 kg/ha | 25,074 kg/ha | 35,966 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,209 kg/ha | 35,626 kg/ha | 53,082 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,013 kg/ha | 50,421 kg/ha | 52,580 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 10 Montenegro 56,743 kg/ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14,459 kg/ha compare
- 11 Spain 55,985 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,648 kg/ha compare
- 12 Slovakia 51,429 kg/ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 11,652 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Lebanon?
- Watermelons — yield in Lebanon was 50,620 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 53,082 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,680 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Lebanon rank for watermelons — yield?
- Lebanon ranks 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.