Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Central America
Central America: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 41,812 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 41,812 ha for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Central America peaked at 74,377 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,307 ha, in 1975.
Central America ranks 15th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Central America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,893 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,752 ha | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 21,858 ha | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 22,007 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 18,899 ha | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 16,902 ha | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 19,357 ha | +14.5% |
| 1968 | 17,824 ha | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 18,678 ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 17,727 ha | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 18,839 ha | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 18,611 ha | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 19,455 ha | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 20,099 ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 15,307 ha | -23.8% |
| 1976 | 17,256 ha | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 19,452 ha | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 28,016 ha | +44.0% |
| 1979 | 27,443 ha | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 29,386 ha | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 25,066 ha | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 29,272 ha | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 27,229 ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 31,586 ha | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 30,780 ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 37,986 ha | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 36,572 ha | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 45,665 ha | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 50,108 ha | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 52,735 ha | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 64,984 ha | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 56,563 ha | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 46,130 ha | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 48,067 ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 46,858 ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 48,456 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 50,590 ha | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 53,003 ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 54,276 ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 51,690 ha | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 49,234 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 54,230 ha | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 57,536 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 64,692 ha | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 69,905 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 69,827 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74,377 ha | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 73,096 ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 63,971 ha | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 60,810 ha | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 63,087 ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 60,984 ha | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 61,132 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55,438 ha | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 57,437 ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 57,435 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 57,486 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56,771 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 61,193 ha | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 51,976 ha | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 47,989 ha | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 40,072 ha | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 42,863 ha | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 41,812 ha | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,797 ha | 16,902 ha | 22,752 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,220 ha | 15,307 ha | 28,016 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,365 ha | 25,066 ha | 50,108 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,166 ha | 46,130 ha | 64,984 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,856 ha | 49,234 ha | 74,377 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,177 ha | 55,438 ha | 63,087 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,942 ha | 40,072 ha | 51,976 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Central America?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Central America was 41,812 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 74,377 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,307 ha in 1975.
- How does Central America rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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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.