Watermelons — Yield in Tunisia
Tunisia: Watermelons — Yield was 108,448 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Yield in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — yield in Tunisia is 108,448 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Tunisia peaked at 108,448 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,936 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Tunisia 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Yield in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,244 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,227 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1963 | 9,920 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 9,197 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 10,014 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 8,871 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 10,328 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 10,638 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 6,846 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1970 | 5,936 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 7,583 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 9,817 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1973 | 10,578 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 12,195 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 11,760 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 13,386 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 14,135 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 16,000 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 15,000 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 12,188 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 17,500 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 1982 | 16,667 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 17,143 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 20,642 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 15,000 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 14,706 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 17,333 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 16,667 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 9,703 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1990 | 11,126 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 8,426 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 9,576 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 12,056 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 10,840 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 9,447 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 10,704 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 11,667 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 11,701 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 11,796 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11,674 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14,579 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 14,107 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14,062 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 18,506 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 18,680 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 22,190 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 22,683 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 22,300 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 36,082 kg/ha | +61.8% |
| 2011 | 36,095 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40,508 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 55,809 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 55,260 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 77,986 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 2016 | 66,558 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 69,634 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 73,472 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 80,008 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 84,710 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 92,179 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 97,932 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 103,190 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 108,448 kg/ha | +5.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 108,448 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29,115 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 108,448 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,000 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,143 kg/ha | 6,846 kg/ha | 15,244 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,639 kg/ha | 5,936 kg/ha | 16,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,755 kg/ha | 9,703 kg/ha | 20,642 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,754 kg/ha | 8,426 kg/ha | 12,056 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,058 kg/ha | 11,674 kg/ha | 22,683 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,141 kg/ha | 36,082 kg/ha | 80,008 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,292 kg/ha | 84,710 kg/ha | 108,448 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 1 Dominican Republic 336,546 kg/ha compare
- 1 Caribbean 145,742 kg/ha compare
- 2 Botswana 124,972 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 50,548 kg/ha compare
- 3 Guyana 122,246 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 Jordan 59,227 kg/ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,242 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Tunisia?
- Watermelons — yield in Tunisia was 108,448 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 108,448 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,936 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for watermelons — yield?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.