Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested was 178,325 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Southern Asia is 178,325 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 178,325 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,451 ha, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,451 ha | — |
| 1962 | 38,723 ha | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 43,537 ha | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 45,899 ha | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 50,004 ha | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 51,396 ha | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 54,226 ha | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 57,398 ha | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 58,597 ha | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 60,912 ha | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 64,212 ha | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 65,977 ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 68,551 ha | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 70,591 ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 73,460 ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 76,206 ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 75,867 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 76,485 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 72,908 ha | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 73,244 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 76,019 ha | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 79,532 ha | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 64,155 ha | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 68,739 ha | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 86,064 ha | +25.2% |
| 1986 | 99,256 ha | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 94,440 ha | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 62,258 ha | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 82,295 ha | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 114,981 ha | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 82,362 ha | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 81,617 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 93,720 ha | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 93,982 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 96,742 ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 98,866 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 99,254 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 109,067 ha | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 116,693 ha | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 115,985 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 114,573 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 117,632 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 119,295 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 120,437 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 118,939 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 126,833 ha | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 131,042 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 124,488 ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 132,823 ha | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 140,069 ha | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 146,191 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 151,109 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 153,890 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 132,695 ha | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 130,304 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 164,937 ha | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 122,617 ha | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 128,131 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 152,127 ha | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 156,656 ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 160,783 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 161,381 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 167,428 ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 178,325 ha | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,581 ha | 37,451 ha | 58,597 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 70,517 ha | 60,912 ha | 76,485 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,600 ha | 62,258 ha | 99,256 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,728 ha | 81,617 ha | 116,693 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,205 ha | 114,573 ha | 132,823 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,207 ha | 122,617 ha | 164,937 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,915 ha | 156,656 ha | 178,325 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1606 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Southern Asia?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested in Southern Asia was 178,325 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 178,325 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,451 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested?
- Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.