Melonseed — Area harvested in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Melonseed — Area harvested was 58,835 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Melonseed — Area harvested in Central African Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, melonseed — area harvested in Central African Republic stood at 58,835 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Central African Republic peaked at 59,350 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,000 ha, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Melonseed — Area harvested in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 20,059 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 20,209 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 20,064 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 22,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 24,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 26,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 28,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 36,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 37,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 40,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 42,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 43,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 43,311 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44,721 ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 46,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 47,684 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 49,253 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 50,552 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 51,907 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 53,212 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 54,600 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 55,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 56,095 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 59,055 ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 56,716 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 57,514 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 58,065 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58,594 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59,350 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 58,670 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 58,871 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 58,964 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 58,835 ha | -0.2% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 58,835 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,538 ha, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 58,835 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 37,048 ha, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,633 ha | 20,000 ha | 36,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,352 ha | 37,000 ha | 50,552 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,076 ha | 51,907 ha | 59,055 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,938 ha | 58,670 ha | 59,350 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,481 ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 37,048 ha compare
- 7 Chad 36,029 ha compare
- 8 China 19,105 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 19,105 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 153.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 27.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Central African Republic?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Central African Republic was 58,835 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 59,350 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 ha in 1990.
- How does Central African Republic rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Central African Republic ranks 5th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.