Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 25,658 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 25,658 ha.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 118,624 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25,000 ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,500 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 26,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 26,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 27,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 27,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 28,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 28,500 ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 29,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 29,500 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 30,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 33,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 34,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 35,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 37,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 39,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 40,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 43,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 44,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 45,713 ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 57,705 ha | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 59,145 ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 65,510 ha | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 71,027 ha | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 27,211 ha | -61.7% |
| 1988 | 66,698 ha | +145.1% |
| 1989 | 45,288 ha | -32.1% |
| 1990 | 102,607 ha | +126.6% |
| 1991 | 75,275 ha | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 67,818 ha | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 79,246 ha | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 49,274 ha | -37.8% |
| 1995 | 48,138 ha | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 67,491 ha | +40.2% |
| 1997 | 92,406 ha | +36.9% |
| 1998 | 112,970 ha | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 96,748 ha | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 88,720 ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 92,478 ha | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 95,797 ha | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 108,140 ha | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 99,916 ha | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 118,624 ha | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 100,178 ha | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 105,906 ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 96,397 ha | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 91,478 ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 95,576 ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 95,591 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93,329 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 103,751 ha | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 99,579 ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 75,203 ha | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 74,038 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 62,832 ha | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 41,363 ha | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 43,146 ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 41,696 ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 36,080 ha | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 32,410 ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 29,469 ha | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 25,658 ha | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,000 ha | 25,000 ha | 29,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,100 ha | 29,500 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,530 ha | 27,211 ha | 71,027 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,197 ha | 48,138 ha | 112,970 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,763 ha | 88,720 ha | 118,624 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,441 ha | 41,363 ha | 103,751 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,063 ha | 25,658 ha | 41,696 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 1 China 380,808 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 377,305 ha compare
- 3 India 66,614 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 56,481 ha compare
- 4 Afghanistan 64,800 ha compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 60,429 ha compare
- 6 Brazil 31,287 ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,598 ha compare
- 7 Italy 26,280 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,891 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 25,658 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 118,624 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 13 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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.