Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cantaloupes and other melons — Production was 53,755 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 53,755 t for cantaloupes and other melons — production in 2024.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — production in Dominican Republic peaked at 79,295 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 300 t, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 38th out of 106 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 — Production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 t | — |
| 1962 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 350 t | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 400 t | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 437 t | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 857 t | +96.1% |
| 1967 | 460 t | -46.3% |
| 1968 | 511 t | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 608 t | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 500 t | -17.8% |
| 1971 | 980 t | +96.0% |
| 1972 | 416 t | -57.6% |
| 1973 | 475 t | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 500 t | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 750 t | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 800 t | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 850 t | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 850 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,500 t | +194.1% |
| 1983 | 6,000 t | +140.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 19,167 t | +139.6% |
| 1986 | 20,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 16,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 18,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 20,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 16,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 15,000 t | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 20,000 t | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 30,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 34,781 t | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 40,096 t | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 55,397 t | +38.2% |
| 1999 | 57,764 t | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 46,069 t | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 70,440 t | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 70,252 t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 79,295 t | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 61,038 t | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 47,639 t | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 30,363 t | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 37,705 t | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 28,289 t | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 21,666 t | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 20,447 t | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 29,239 t | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 27,364 t | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 33,912 t | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 40,006 t | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 44,239 t | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 35,414 t | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 41,188 t | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 40,238 t | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 44,037 t | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 27,300 t | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 27,922 t | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 32,246 t | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 44,939 t | +39.4% |
| 2024 | 53,755 t | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 469.22 t | 300 t | 857 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 642.1 t | 416 t | 980 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,137 t | 850 t | 20,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,804 t | 14,000 t | 57,764 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,276 t | 21,666 t | 79,295 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,608 t | 20,447 t | 44,239 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,233 t | 27,300 t | 53,755 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 35 Ukraine 63,300 t compare
- 36 Costa Rica 58,102 t compare
- 37 South Sudan 55,474 t compare
- 39 Cuba 50,036 t compare
- 40 Cameroon 47,683 t compare
- 41 China, Taiwan Province of 45,204 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — production in Dominican Republic?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — production in Dominican Republic was 53,755 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 79,295 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 t in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cantaloupes and other melons — production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Production. 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.