Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Index Number in China
China: Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Index Number was 115.94 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Index Number in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
China recorded 115.94 for cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number in China peaked at 118.78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.73, in 1970.
China ranks 30th of 87 countries on this measure, 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 — Gross Production Index Number in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.07 | — |
| 1962 | 15.38 | -23.4% |
| 1963 | 13.8 | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 12.32 | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 12.92 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 12.49 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 12.67 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 13.14 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 13.57 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 9.73 | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 11.12 | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 10.47 | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 11.68 | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 11.81 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 11.76 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 11.93 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 12.72 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 13.25 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 13.49 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 13.63 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 15.69 | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 16.77 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 17.86 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 19.42 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 30 | +54.5% |
| 1986 | 32.37 | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 36.88 | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 37.81 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 31.74 | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 26.38 | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 27.75 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 34.73 | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 41.8 | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 42.31 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 45.11 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 50.17 | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 39.82 | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 43.9 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 51.86 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 64.55 | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 66.03 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 76.94 | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 73.17 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 71.57 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 77.98 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 84.13 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 84.91 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 93.6 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 94.55 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.53 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.87 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.12 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 98.72 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 97.27 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.35 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 104.38 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 108.31 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 115.52 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 118.78 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 114.17 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 116.17 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 116.36 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 115.52 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 115.94 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.04 | 12.32 | 20.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.8 | 9.73 | 13.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.22 | 13.63 | 37.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.38 | 26.38 | 51.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.74 | 64.55 | 94.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.68 | 94.12 | 118.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.63 | 114.17 | 116.36 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number in China?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number in China was 115.94 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 118.78 in 2019.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 in 1970.
- How does China rank for cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number?
- China ranks 30th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — gross production index number rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.