Melonseed — Area harvested in China
China: Melonseed — Area harvested was 19,105 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Melonseed — Area harvested in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
China recorded 19,105 ha for melonseed — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in China peaked at 68,000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Melonseed — Area harvested in China, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 6,639 ha | — |
| 1973 | 8,431 ha | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 6,688 ha | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 6,314 ha | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 10,399 ha | +64.7% |
| 1977 | 10,335 ha | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 11,393 ha | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 9,229 ha | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 7,176 ha | -22.2% |
| 1981 | 5,250 ha | -26.8% |
| 1982 | 5,594 ha | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 2,540 ha | -54.6% |
| 1984 | 5,651 ha | +122.5% |
| 1985 | 7,800 ha | +38.0% |
| 1986 | 8,631 ha | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 27,208 ha | +215.2% |
| 1988 | 25,655 ha | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 20,959 ha | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 23,292 ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 38,173 ha | +63.9% |
| 1992 | 40,020 ha | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 60,056 ha | +50.1% |
| 1994 | 52,004 ha | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 68,000 ha | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 37,010 ha | -45.6% |
| 1997 | 29,500 ha | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 20,010 ha | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 40,001 ha | +99.9% |
| 2000 | 40,013 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 20,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 22,591 ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 23,451 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 21,000 ha | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 20,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 22,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 25,350 ha | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 29,118 ha | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 23,763 ha | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 22,001 ha | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 21,918 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 21,381 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 19,904 ha | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 19,425 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 20,237 ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 19,145 ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 18,717 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19,366 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 19,076 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19,053 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 19,165 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19,098 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 19,105 ha | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Melonseed — Area harvested in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +215.2% | 8,631 ha | 27,208 ha |
| 1984 | +122.5% | 2,540 ha | 5,651 ha |
| 1999 | +99.9% | 20,010 ha | 40,001 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,943 ha | 0 ha | 11,393 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,646 ha | 2,540 ha | 27,208 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,807 ha | 20,010 ha | 68,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,352 ha | 20,000 ha | 40,013 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,586 ha | 18,717 ha | 23,763 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,099 ha | 19,053 ha | 19,165 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 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
- 8 China, mainland 19,105 ha compare
- 10 Senegal 11,069 ha compare
- 11 Congo 7,741 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in China?
- Melonseed — area harvested in China was 19,105 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68,000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does China rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- China ranks 8th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.