Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested was 9,149 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 9,149 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 21,292 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 23rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 ha | — |
| 1991 | 157 ha | +57.0% |
| 1992 | 166 ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 164 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 150 ha | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 370 ha | +146.7% |
| 1996 | 550 ha | +48.6% |
| 1997 | 530 ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 670 ha | +26.4% |
| 1999 | 620 ha | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 610 ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 590 ha | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 621 ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 667 ha | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 688 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 709 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 710 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 771 ha | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 2,803 ha | +263.6% |
| 2009 | 1,530 ha | -45.4% |
| 2010 | 5,747 ha | +275.6% |
| 2011 | 7,143 ha | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 6,686 ha | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 21,292 ha | +218.5% |
| 2014 | 11,252 ha | -47.2% |
| 2015 | 10,477 ha | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 10,980 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 11,371 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 10,053 ha | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 10,329 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7,959 ha | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 7,372 ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 7,484 ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,229 ha | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 9,149 ha | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 347.7 ha | 100 ha | 670 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 969.9 ha | 590 ha | 2,803 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,533 ha | 5,747 ha | 21,292 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,039 ha | 7,372 ha | 9,149 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested in Western Africa was 9,149 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21,292 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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About this data
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.