Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 84,339 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 84,339 ha for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Europe peaked at 158,343 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 76,969 ha, in 2022.
That places Europe 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104,828 ha | — |
| 1962 | 101,400 ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 111,999 ha | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 113,438 ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 105,046 ha | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 114,613 ha | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 107,917 ha | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 123,241 ha | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 113,188 ha | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 115,496 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 116,373 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 118,370 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 114,590 ha | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 106,820 ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 117,619 ha | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 121,478 ha | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 113,769 ha | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 114,944 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 123,452 ha | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 120,332 ha | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 126,360 ha | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 127,163 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 124,511 ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 128,720 ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 136,724 ha | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 139,610 ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 142,358 ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 148,826 ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 142,496 ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 145,069 ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 158,343 ha | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 155,413 ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 145,906 ha | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 142,149 ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 149,719 ha | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 108,692 ha | -27.4% |
| 1997 | 110,741 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 115,676 ha | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 117,728 ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 112,620 ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 111,871 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 110,992 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 118,161 ha | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 111,192 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 116,056 ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 120,716 ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 116,659 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 116,770 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 111,485 ha | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 113,175 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 104,479 ha | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 103,191 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 103,998 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 97,625 ha | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 94,600 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 92,656 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 90,328 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 90,218 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 89,755 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 88,422 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 88,884 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76,969 ha | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 80,290 ha | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 84,339 ha | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110,630 ha | 101,400 ha | 123,241 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 116,291 ha | 106,820 ha | 123,452 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 133,710 ha | 120,332 ha | 148,826 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 134,944 ha | 108,692 ha | 158,343 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,652 ha | 110,992 ha | 120,716 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,002 ha | 89,755 ha | 113,175 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,781 ha | 76,969 ha | 88,884 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Europe?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Europe was 84,339 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 158,343 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,969 ha in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.