Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Qatar
Qatar: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 169 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 169 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 79.8% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Qatar peaked at 420 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Qatar 70th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 283 ha | — |
| 1978 | 292 ha | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 370 ha | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 242 ha | -34.6% |
| 1981 | 196 ha | -19.0% |
| 1982 | 208 ha | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 120 ha | -42.3% |
| 1984 | 218 ha | +81.7% |
| 1985 | 189 ha | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 240 ha | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 218 ha | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 266 ha | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 317 ha | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 383 ha | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 359 ha | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 299 ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 304 ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 221 ha | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 292 ha | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 280 ha | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 339 ha | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 350 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 420 ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 362 ha | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 333 ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 248 ha | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 170 ha | -31.5% |
| 2005 | 135 ha | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 80 ha | -40.7% |
| 2007 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 144 ha | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 171 ha | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 88 ha | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 72 ha | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 61 ha | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 89 ha | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 147 ha | +65.2% |
| 2016 | 92 ha | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 77 ha | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 279 ha | +262.3% |
| 2019 | 115 ha | -58.8% |
| 2020 | 71 ha | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 38 ha | -46.5% |
| 2022 | 64 ha | +68.4% |
| 2023 | 94 ha | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 169 ha | +79.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.5 ha | 0 ha | 370 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 221.4 ha | 120 ha | 317 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 322.7 ha | 221 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.2 ha | 80 ha | 420 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.1 ha | 61 ha | 279 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2 ha | 38 ha | 169 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 67 New Zealand 237 ha compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 216 ha compare
- 69 Jamaica 203 ha compare
- 71 Croatia 160 ha compare
- 72 Cyprus 150 ha compare
- 73 El Salvador 115 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 221.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.306 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.306 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Qatar?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Qatar was 169 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 420 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Qatar ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.