Watermelons — Yield in South America
South America: Watermelons — Yield was 19,126 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Yield in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — yield in South America stood at 19,126 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in South America peaked at 19,318 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,411 kg/ha, in 1961.
South America ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,673 kg/ha | 4,411 kg/ha | 5,062 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,298 kg/ha | 4,712 kg/ha | 7,926 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,413 kg/ha | 6,827 kg/ha | 8,534 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,125 kg/ha | 8,256 kg/ha | 10,342 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,380 kg/ha | 9,562 kg/ha | 18,221 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,655 kg/ha | 17,844 kg/ha | 19,318 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,738 kg/ha | 18,149 kg/ha | 19,196 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 18,446 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 62,493 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -0.9414 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in South America?
- Watermelons — yield in South America was 19,126 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 19,318 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,411 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for watermelons — yield?
- South America ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.