Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 3,907 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 3,907 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 157.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Dominican Republic peaked at 3,907 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28 ha, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 33rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 32 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 37 ha | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 40 ha | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 80 ha | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 40 ha | -50.0% |
| 1968 | 45 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 55 ha | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 45 ha | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 90 ha | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 40 ha | -55.6% |
| 1973 | 45 ha | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 45 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 55 ha | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 65 ha | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 65 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 70 ha | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 200 ha | +185.7% |
| 1983 | 450 ha | +125.0% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 2,162 ha | +260.3% |
| 1986 | 1,794 ha | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 1,800 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 1,800 ha | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 1,700 ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 2,233 ha | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 2,290 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2,700 ha | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 2,200 ha | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 2,900 ha | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 2,600 ha | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2,713 ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,694 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,240 ha | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 1,342 ha | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 1,551 ha | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 1,072 ha | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 946 ha | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 971 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 794 ha | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 829 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 723 ha | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1,331 ha | +84.1% |
| 2014 | 1,517 ha | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,659 ha | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1,340 ha | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 1,538 ha | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 1,445 ha | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,530 ha | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 941 ha | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 956 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3,126 ha | +227.0% |
| 2023 | 3,548 ha | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 3,907 ha | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.78 ha | 28 ha | 80 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59 ha | 40 ha | 90 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,135 ha | 70 ha | 2,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,072 ha | 1,600 ha | 2,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,903 ha | 946 ha | 2,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,271 ha | 723 ha | 1,659 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,496 ha | 941 ha | 3,907 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 30 Azerbaijan 4,888 ha compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 4,673 ha compare
- 32 Bulgaria 4,100 ha compare
- 34 Yemen 3,867 ha compare
- 35 China, Taiwan Province of 3,503 ha compare
- 36 Niger 3,491 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Dominican Republic?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Dominican Republic was 3,907 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3,907 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 ha in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Dominican Republic ranks 33rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.