Watermelons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Watermelons — Yield was 17,520 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 17,520 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 21,879 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,048 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,814 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,780 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1963 | 6,048 kg/ha | -43.9% |
| 1964 | 7,535 kg/ha | +24.6% |
| 1965 | 7,739 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 7,890 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 8,367 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 8,667 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 7,988 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 7,742 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 10,450 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 1972 | 10,244 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 7,394 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1974 | 9,354 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 9,959 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 9,163 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 10,156 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 9,565 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 9,485 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 11,164 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 11,476 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 10,943 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 10,064 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 9,199 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 10,424 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 11,168 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 11,372 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 12,440 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 12,699 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 14,392 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 13,707 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 13,504 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 13,623 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13,801 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 13,304 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 13,302 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 13,062 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 13,378 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 13,530 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 12,430 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 14,463 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 15,511 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 18,094 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 18,894 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 19,373 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 17,843 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 18,425 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 18,193 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 20,068 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 18,157 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 19,818 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 19,559 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 20,716 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 21,879 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18,878 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 18,160 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 19,165 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 19,230 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19,496 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 18,992 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 17,771 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 17,610 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 17,114 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17,520 kg/ha | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -43.9% | 10,780 kg/ha | 6,048 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,203 kg/ha | 6,048 kg/ha | 10,780 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,351 kg/ha | 7,394 kg/ha | 10,450 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,095 kg/ha | 9,199 kg/ha | 12,699 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,560 kg/ha | 13,062 kg/ha | 14,392 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,329 kg/ha | 12,430 kg/ha | 20,068 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,506 kg/ha | 18,157 kg/ha | 21,879 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,801 kg/ha | 17,114 kg/ha | 18,992 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.65 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Watermelons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 17,520 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21,879 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,048 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for watermelons — yield?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.