Melonseed — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Melonseed — Area harvested was 61,586 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Melonseed — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, melonseed — area harvested in Asia stood at 61,586 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Asia peaked at 142,727 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Melonseed — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 1,500 ha | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 1,750 ha | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 2,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 2,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 2,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 2,950 ha | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 3,200 ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 3,400 ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 10,239 ha | +201.1% |
| 1973 | 12,231 ha | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 10,688 ha | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 10,564 ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 14,899 ha | +41.0% |
| 1977 | 15,035 ha | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 16,293 ha | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 14,129 ha | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 12,076 ha | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 10,850 ha | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 11,394 ha | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 8,540 ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 11,801 ha | +38.2% |
| 1985 | 14,207 ha | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 16,991 ha | +19.6% |
| 1987 | 34,046 ha | +100.4% |
| 1988 | 31,703 ha | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 23,959 ha | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 68,812 ha | +187.2% |
| 1991 | 112,108 ha | +62.9% |
| 1992 | 120,729 ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 101,935 ha | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 60,499 ha | -40.6% |
| 1995 | 83,116 ha | +37.4% |
| 1996 | 131,226 ha | +57.9% |
| 1997 | 56,038 ha | -57.3% |
| 1998 | 71,762 ha | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 90,994 ha | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 60,753 ha | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 50,222 ha | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 54,674 ha | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 57,788 ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 61,249 ha | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 71,798 ha | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 61,139 ha | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 142,727 ha | +133.4% |
| 2008 | 76,103 ha | -46.7% |
| 2009 | 76,915 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 42,841 ha | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 46,652 ha | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 130,972 ha | +180.7% |
| 2013 | 81,290 ha | -37.9% |
| 2014 | 53,646 ha | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 58,988 ha | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 65,590 ha | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 58,697 ha | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 62,080 ha | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 62,122 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 60,966 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 61,723 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61,604 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 61,431 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 61,586 ha | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Melonseed — Area harvested in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +201.1% | 3,400 ha | 10,239 ha |
| 1990 | +187.2% | 23,959 ha | 68,812 ha |
| 2012 | +180.7% | 46,652 ha | 130,972 ha |
| 2007 | +133.4% | 61,139 ha | 142,727 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,983 ha | 1,000 ha | 2,950 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,068 ha | 3,200 ha | 16,293 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,557 ha | 8,540 ha | 34,046 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,722 ha | 56,038 ha | 131,226 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,337 ha | 50,222 ha | 142,727 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,288 ha | 42,841 ha | 130,972 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,462 ha | 60,966 ha | 61,723 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 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
- 6 South Sudan 37,048 ha compare
- 7 Chad 36,029 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Asia?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Asia was 61,586 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 142,727 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia 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.