Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 4,673 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Republic of Korea stood at 4,673 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 12,907 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3,581 ha, in 2017.
That places Republic of Korea 31st out of 105 countries 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,062 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,358 ha | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 4,651 ha | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 5,773 ha | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 5,992 ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6,133 ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 6,648 ha | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 6,638 ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 7,544 ha | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 8,934 ha | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 8,059 ha | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 7,472 ha | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 8,084 ha | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 9,627 ha | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 11,295 ha | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 11,563 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 10,537 ha | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 10,177 ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 12,907 ha | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 10,139 ha | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 8,257 ha | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 11,401 ha | +38.1% |
| 1983 | 7,655 ha | -32.9% |
| 1984 | 7,721 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 6,872 ha | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 5,040 ha | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 7,082 ha | +40.5% |
| 1988 | 8,161 ha | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 8,619 ha | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 8,160 ha | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 8,938 ha | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 8,418 ha | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 9,238 ha | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 10,251 ha | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 11,999 ha | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 10,679 ha | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 10,395 ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 10,412 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,859 ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 10,203 ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 8,655 ha | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 7,968 ha | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 7,731 ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 7,329 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 7,077 ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6,827 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6,472 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 6,607 ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6,730 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 6,215 ha | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 5,852 ha | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 5,840 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,515 ha | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 5,485 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,438 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5,064 ha | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 3,581 ha | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 3,614 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3,648 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3,596 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,653 ha | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 4,686 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4,580 ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4,673 ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,755 ha | 4,062 ha | 7,544 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,866 ha | 7,472 ha | 12,907 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,095 ha | 5,040 ha | 11,401 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,935 ha | 8,160 ha | 11,999 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,560 ha | 6,472 ha | 10,203 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,025 ha | 3,581 ha | 6,215 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,438 ha | 3,596 ha | 4,686 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 28 Sudan (former) 5,140 ha compare
- 29 Cameroon 4,952 ha compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 4,888 ha compare
- 32 Bulgaria 4,100 ha compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 3,907 ha compare
- 34 Yemen 3,867 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 4,673 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,907 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,581 ha in 2017.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 31st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.