Melonseed — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Melonseed — Area harvested was 1.76 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Melonseed — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for melonseed — area harvested in Africa is 1.76 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Africa peaked at 2.09 million ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 253,300 ha, in 1982.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Melonseed — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 439,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 452,400 ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 431,500 ha | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 460,100 ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 459,300 ha | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 466,600 ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 464,481 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 677,251 ha | +45.8% |
| 1969 | 535,589 ha | -20.9% |
| 1970 | 772,512 ha | +44.2% |
| 1971 | 548,995 ha | -28.9% |
| 1972 | 491,400 ha | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 613,475 ha | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 256,439 ha | -58.2% |
| 1975 | 405,950 ha | +58.3% |
| 1976 | 359,235 ha | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 348,610 ha | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 319,945 ha | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 289,864 ha | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 268,400 ha | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 288,100 ha | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 253,300 ha | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 314,500 ha | +24.2% |
| 1984 | 369,200 ha | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 390,200 ha | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 359,200 ha | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 357,400 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 522,500 ha | +46.2% |
| 1989 | 421,900 ha | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 539,094 ha | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 516,441 ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 550,438 ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 553,728 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 568,892 ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 625,927 ha | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 651,575 ha | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 531,309 ha | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 693,895 ha | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 836,837 ha | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 907,234 ha | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 961,074 ha | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 966,408 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 826,464 ha | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 811,073 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 862,507 ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million ha | +98.7% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million ha | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million ha | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million ha | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.83 million ha | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million ha | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.80 million ha | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.78 million ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.76 million ha | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Melonseed — Area harvested in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +98.7% | 862,507 ha | 1.71 million ha |
| 1974 | -58.2% | 613,475 ha | 256,439 ha |
| 1975 | +58.3% | 256,439 ha | 405,950 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 487,391 ha | 431,500 ha | 677,251 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 440,642 ha | 256,439 ha | 772,512 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,470 ha | 253,300 ha | 522,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 606,814 ha | 516,441 ha | 836,837 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 995,955 ha | 826,464 ha | 1.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million ha | 811,073 ha | 2.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million ha | 1.72 million ha | 1.80 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Nigeria 902,028 ha compare
- 2 Sudan 470,652 ha compare
- 3 Cameroon 127,351 ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 101,105 ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 101,000 ha compare
- 5 Central African Republic 58,835 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,481 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Africa?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Africa was 1.76 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,300 ha in 1982.
- How does Africa rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Melonseed — 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.