Watermelons — Yield in Turkey
Turkey: Watermelons — Yield was 50,548 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Yield in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — yield in Turkey is 50,548 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Turkey peaked at 50,548 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,409 kg/ha, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 16th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Watermelons — Yield in Turkey, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,409 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,603 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 14,975 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 16,500 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 16,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 17,500 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 16,847 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 18,000 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 17,500 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 17,500 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 16,800 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 17,323 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 15,414 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 17,021 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 18,571 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 20,567 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 18,258 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 17,832 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 22,829 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 19,480 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 20,548 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 20,476 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 20,327 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 21,233 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 26,324 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1986 | 23,077 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 26,330 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 26,400 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 24,542 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 32,087 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1991 | 29,692 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 24,032 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 26,867 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 25,720 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 26,446 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 28,528 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 29,690 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 30,994 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 31,220 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31,592 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 32,155 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 34,134 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 33,072 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 32,672 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 34,064 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 34,904 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 35,087 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 36,514 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 38,209 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 38,502 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39,448 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 41,156 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 39,688 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 40,703 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 41,889 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 42,709 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 44,330 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 46,678 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 46,428 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 47,161 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 47,550 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 49,185 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 49,132 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50,548 kg/ha | +2.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 50,548 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,361 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 50,548 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,962 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Yield in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +30.7% | 24,542 kg/ha | 32,087 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,982 kg/ha | 12,409 kg/ha | 18,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,212 kg/ha | 15,414 kg/ha | 22,829 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,874 kg/ha | 19,480 kg/ha | 26,400 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,528 kg/ha | 24,032 kg/ha | 32,087 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,240 kg/ha | 31,592 kg/ha | 38,209 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,153 kg/ha | 38,502 kg/ha | 46,678 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,715 kg/ha | 47,161 kg/ha | 50,548 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Turkey
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1702 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.99 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — yield in Turkey?
- Watermelons — yield in Turkey was 50,548 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 50,548 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,409 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for watermelons — yield?
- Turkey ranks 16th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.