Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield was 12,252 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12,252 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
24th
of 27 groups
All-time high
13,916 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
3,992 kg/ha
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 12,252 kg/ha for cantaloupes and other melons — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 13,916 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,992 kg/ha, in 1966.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 24th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 8,085 kg/ha
1962 7,923 kg/ha -2.0%
1963 5,365 kg/ha -32.3%
1964 5,901 kg/ha +10.0%
1965 6,797 kg/ha +15.2%
1966 3,992 kg/ha -41.3%
1967 5,739 kg/ha +43.8%
1968 6,524 kg/ha +13.7%
1969 5,977 kg/ha -8.4%
1970 5,755 kg/ha -3.7%
1971 7,158 kg/ha +24.4%
1972 8,239 kg/ha +15.1%
1973 7,864 kg/ha -4.6%
1974 8,415 kg/ha +7.0%
1975 12,356 kg/ha +46.8%
1976 7,605 kg/ha -38.5%
1977 8,320 kg/ha +9.4%
1978 8,099 kg/ha -2.7%
1979 8,659 kg/ha +6.9%
1980 9,668 kg/ha +11.7%
1981 11,839 kg/ha +22.5%
1982 10,232 kg/ha -13.6%
1983 9,611 kg/ha -6.1%
1984 8,219 kg/ha -14.5%
1985 7,198 kg/ha -12.4%
1986 9,352 kg/ha +29.9%
1987 9,415 kg/ha +0.7%
1988 10,078 kg/ha +7.0%
1989 9,350 kg/ha -7.2%
1990 10,262 kg/ha +9.8%
1991 9,982 kg/ha -2.7%
1992 9,801 kg/ha -1.8%
1993 10,138 kg/ha +3.4%
1994 9,682 kg/ha -4.5%
1995 10,215 kg/ha +5.5%
1996 10,254 kg/ha +0.4%
1997 9,756 kg/ha -4.9%
1998 10,605 kg/ha +8.7%
1999 10,361 kg/ha -2.3%
2000 10,746 kg/ha +3.7%
2001 11,037 kg/ha +2.7%
2002 10,394 kg/ha -5.8%
2003 10,980 kg/ha +5.6%
2004 11,242 kg/ha +2.4%
2005 10,150 kg/ha -9.7%
2006 11,922 kg/ha +17.5%
2007 11,966 kg/ha +0.4%
2008 11,317 kg/ha -5.4%
2009 12,080 kg/ha +6.7%
2010 10,596 kg/ha -12.3%
2011 10,770 kg/ha +1.6%
2012 10,634 kg/ha -1.3%
2013 9,573 kg/ha -10.0%
2014 11,360 kg/ha +18.7%
2015 9,837 kg/ha -13.4%
2016 7,767 kg/ha -21.0%
2017 9,986 kg/ha +28.6%
2018 11,546 kg/ha +15.6%
2019 12,752 kg/ha +10.4%
2020 13,835 kg/ha +8.5%
2021 13,916 kg/ha +0.6%
2022 11,896 kg/ha -14.5%
2023 12,005 kg/ha +0.9%
2024 12,252 kg/ha +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,256 kg/ha 3,992 kg/ha 8,085 kg/ha 9
1970s 8,247 kg/ha 5,755 kg/ha 12,356 kg/ha 10
1980s 9,496 kg/ha 7,198 kg/ha 11,839 kg/ha 10
1990s 10,105 kg/ha 9,682 kg/ha 10,605 kg/ha 10
2000s 11,183 kg/ha 10,150 kg/ha 12,080 kg/ha 10
2010s 10,482 kg/ha 7,767 kg/ha 12,752 kg/ha 10
2020s 12,781 kg/ha 11,896 kg/ha 13,916 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 21 Italy 29,362 kg/ha compare
  2. 22 Canada 28,219 kg/ha compare
  3. 23 Croatia 27,562 kg/ha compare
  4. 24 Egypt 27,533 kg/ha compare
  5. 25 Saudi Arabia 26,932 kg/ha compare
  6. 26 Brazil 26,111 kg/ha compare
  7. 27 El Salvador 26,026 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 137 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 12,252 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 13,916 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,992 kg/ha in 1966.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cantaloupes and other melons — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 24th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is cantaloupes and other melons — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
137 places, 6,984 data points, 1961–2024
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