Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 70,050 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 70,050 ha for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 157,494 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 62,950 ha, in 2022.
European Union (27) ranks 10th of 27 groups on this measure, 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104,730 ha | — |
| 1962 | 101,591 ha | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 112,453 ha | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 113,655 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 105,097 ha | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 114,774 ha | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 108,425 ha | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 123,605 ha | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 113,549 ha | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 115,818 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 116,668 ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 118,598 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 114,851 ha | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 107,254 ha | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 117,745 ha | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 121,494 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 113,913 ha | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 114,872 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 123,270 ha | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 120,128 ha | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 126,137 ha | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 126,871 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 124,061 ha | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 128,072 ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 136,121 ha | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 138,798 ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 141,651 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 147,943 ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 141,560 ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 144,132 ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 157,494 ha | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 152,490 ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 143,911 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 139,379 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 140,250 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 99,122 ha | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 100,892 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 104,169 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 104,568 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 98,653 ha | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 97,583 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 96,852 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 101,620 ha | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 98,296 ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 102,900 ha | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 101,502 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 97,838 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 94,316 ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 90,061 ha | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 90,271 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82,711 ha | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 81,195 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 80,910 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 76,260 ha | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 74,092 ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 72,052 ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 69,931 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 70,530 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69,810 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 69,050 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 70,190 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 62,950 ha | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 66,530 ha | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 70,050 ha | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110,875 ha | 101,591 ha | 123,605 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 116,448 ha | 107,254 ha | 123,270 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 133,134 ha | 120,128 ha | 147,943 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,641 ha | 99,122 ha | 157,494 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,962 ha | 90,061 ha | 102,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,776 ha | 69,810 ha | 90,271 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,754 ha | 62,950 ha | 70,190 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 7 Italy 26,280 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,891 ha compare
- 8 Pakistan 19,762 ha compare
- 9 Bangladesh 19,447 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2,792 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,430 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 18,487 ha compare
- 11 Egypt 17,617 ha compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 1,315 ha compare
- 12 Spain 16,930 ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 41 ha compare
- 13 Guatemala 15,000 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 37 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in European Union (27) was 70,050 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 157,494 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,950 ha in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.