Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 114 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Uruguay stood at 114 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 710 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 65 ha, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 74th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 357 ha | -28.6% |
| 1967 | 500 ha | +40.1% |
| 1968 | 520 ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 530 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 564 ha | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 570 ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 570 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 570 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 570 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 580 ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 700 ha | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 710 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 700 ha | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 608 ha | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 630 ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 ha | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 344 ha | -31.2% |
| 1991 | 350 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 450 ha | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 453 ha | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 444 ha | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 416 ha | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 389 ha | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 394 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 550 ha | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 324 ha | -46.0% |
| 2003 | 173 ha | -46.6% |
| 2004 | 250 ha | +44.5% |
| 2005 | 334 ha | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 261 ha | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 173 ha | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 192 ha | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 144 ha | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 124 ha | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 95 ha | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 65 ha | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 94 ha | +44.6% |
| 2014 | 97 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 135 ha | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 109 ha | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 114 ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 119 ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 111 ha | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 114 ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 115 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 113 ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 114 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 114 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 400.78 ha | 200 ha | 530 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 623.4 ha | 564 ha | 710 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 614.8 ha | 500 ha | 630 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 414 ha | 344 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 300.1 ha | 144 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.3 ha | 65 ha | 135 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 114 ha | 113 ha | 115 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 71 Croatia 160 ha compare
- 72 Cyprus 150 ha compare
- 73 El Salvador 115 ha compare
- 75 Puerto Rico 85 ha compare
- 76 Montenegro 77 ha compare
- 77 Namibia 71 ha compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Uruguay was 114 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 710 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 ha in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.