Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 755,686 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Asia is 755,686 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Asia peaked at 787,759 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 271,268 ha, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 406,632 ha | — |
| 1962 | 348,063 ha | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 323,803 ha | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 310,500 ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 314,289 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 305,944 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 323,131 ha | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 326,646 ha | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 313,922 ha | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 271,268 ha | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 292,998 ha | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 294,218 ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 286,453 ha | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 295,539 ha | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 303,403 ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 319,632 ha | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 328,548 ha | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 352,518 ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 353,096 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 351,783 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 376,090 ha | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 412,155 ha | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 427,822 ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 443,498 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 559,594 ha | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 565,618 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 550,959 ha | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 586,660 ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 533,143 ha | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 543,266 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 522,899 ha | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 559,850 ha | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 613,118 ha | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 610,888 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 603,368 ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 615,979 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 541,661 ha | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 606,444 ha | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 611,711 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 670,310 ha | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 688,173 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 735,129 ha | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 732,019 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 685,567 ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 739,572 ha | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 739,151 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 736,164 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 728,335 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 739,643 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 750,968 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 735,786 ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 730,554 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 734,085 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 727,766 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 721,972 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 762,628 ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 726,899 ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 727,173 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 745,759 ha | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 764,489 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 787,759 ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 779,712 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 757,762 ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 755,686 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330,326 ha | 305,944 ha | 406,632 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 309,767 ha | 271,268 ha | 353,096 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,732 ha | 351,783 ha | 586,660 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 582,918 ha | 522,899 ha | 615,979 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 719,406 ha | 670,310 ha | 739,643 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 736,359 ha | 721,972 ha | 762,628 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 769,082 ha | 755,686 ha | 787,759 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China 380,808 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 377,305 ha compare
- 3 India 66,614 ha compare
- 4 Afghanistan 64,800 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Asia?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Asia was 755,686 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 787,759 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 271,268 ha in 1970.
- How does Asia rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.