Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield was 18,395 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,395 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
19th
of 27 groups
All-time high
18,785 kg/ha
in 2018
All-time low
9,394 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 18,395 kg/ha for cantaloupes and other melons — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Southern Asia peaked at 18,785 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,394 kg/ha, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 19th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 9,394 kg/ha
1962 9,468 kg/ha +0.8%
1963 9,525 kg/ha +0.6%
1964 9,667 kg/ha +1.5%
1965 9,662 kg/ha -0.1%
1966 9,792 kg/ha +1.4%
1967 10,070 kg/ha +2.8%
1968 10,306 kg/ha +2.3%
1969 10,346 kg/ha +0.4%
1970 10,343 kg/ha -0.0%
1971 10,252 kg/ha -0.9%
1972 10,374 kg/ha +1.2%
1973 10,401 kg/ha +0.3%
1974 10,883 kg/ha +4.6%
1975 11,523 kg/ha +5.9%
1976 11,932 kg/ha +3.5%
1977 12,690 kg/ha +6.4%
1978 13,092 kg/ha +3.2%
1979 12,272 kg/ha -6.3%
1980 12,676 kg/ha +3.3%
1981 13,835 kg/ha +9.1%
1982 14,639 kg/ha +5.8%
1983 13,622 kg/ha -6.9%
1984 14,633 kg/ha +7.4%
1985 14,877 kg/ha +1.7%
1986 14,966 kg/ha +0.6%
1987 17,123 kg/ha +14.4%
1988 14,692 kg/ha -14.2%
1989 13,766 kg/ha -6.3%
1990 13,392 kg/ha -2.7%
1991 14,922 kg/ha +11.4%
1992 16,473 kg/ha +10.4%
1993 14,908 kg/ha -9.5%
1994 16,500 kg/ha +10.7%
1995 15,885 kg/ha -3.7%
1996 15,110 kg/ha -4.9%
1997 15,103 kg/ha -0.0%
1998 15,404 kg/ha +2.0%
1999 15,994 kg/ha +3.8%
2000 16,207 kg/ha +1.3%
2001 16,040 kg/ha -1.0%
2002 16,545 kg/ha +3.1%
2003 16,553 kg/ha +0.0%
2004 16,637 kg/ha +0.5%
2005 17,652 kg/ha +6.1%
2006 17,267 kg/ha -2.2%
2007 17,694 kg/ha +2.5%
2008 17,377 kg/ha -1.8%
2009 17,297 kg/ha -0.5%
2010 17,723 kg/ha +2.5%
2011 17,039 kg/ha -3.9%
2012 17,579 kg/ha +3.2%
2013 18,108 kg/ha +3.0%
2014 18,418 kg/ha +1.7%
2015 17,211 kg/ha -6.6%
2016 14,985 kg/ha -12.9%
2017 17,884 kg/ha +19.3%
2018 18,785 kg/ha +5.0%
2019 18,616 kg/ha -0.9%
2020 18,763 kg/ha +0.8%
2021 17,916 kg/ha -4.5%
2022 17,749 kg/ha -0.9%
2023 17,992 kg/ha +1.4%
2024 18,395 kg/ha +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,803 kg/ha 9,394 kg/ha 10,346 kg/ha 9
1970s 11,376 kg/ha 10,252 kg/ha 13,092 kg/ha 10
1980s 14,483 kg/ha 12,676 kg/ha 17,123 kg/ha 10
1990s 15,369 kg/ha 13,392 kg/ha 16,500 kg/ha 10
2000s 16,927 kg/ha 16,040 kg/ha 17,694 kg/ha 10
2010s 17,635 kg/ha 14,985 kg/ha 18,785 kg/ha 10
2020s 18,163 kg/ha 17,749 kg/ha 18,763 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 16 Australia 33,925 kg/ha compare
  2. 17 Australia and New Zealand 33,351 kg/ha compare
  3. 18 Hungary 32,659 kg/ha compare
  4. 19 Mexico 31,320 kg/ha compare
  5. 20 Portugal 30,408 kg/ha compare
  6. 21 Italy 29,362 kg/ha compare
  7. 22 Canada 28,219 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 Southern Asia?
Cantaloupes and other melons — yield in Southern Asia was 18,395 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 18,785 kg/ha in 2018.
What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — yield recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,394 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for cantaloupes and other melons — yield?
Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is cantaloupes and other melons — yield rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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