Melonseed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Melonseed — Area harvested was 101,105 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Melonseed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, melonseed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 101,105 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 104,794 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45,000 ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Melonseed — Area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 46,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 47,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 48,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 49,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 50,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 52,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 50,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 51,600 ha | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 52,400 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 53,300 ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 53,700 ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 55,900 ha | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 57,600 ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 57,900 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 58,100 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 57,900 ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 59,800 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 61,500 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 63,200 ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 65,100 ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 67,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 68,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 70,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 71,200 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 73,500 ha | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 74,900 ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 76,600 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 77,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 79,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 80,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 81,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 82,533 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 80,668 ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 80,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 79,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 78,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 73,961 ha | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 80,000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 82,422 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 87,482 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 90,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 95,520 ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 98,728 ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 101,154 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 102,907 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 104,060 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 104,673 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 104,794 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100,000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 101,435 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 104,323 ha | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 101,920 ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 100,913 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 100,219 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99,421 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 98,785 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 100,909 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 101,162 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 101,125 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 101,105 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,111 ha | 45,000 ha | 55,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,820 ha | 51,600 ha | 59,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,220 ha | 61,500 ha | 76,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,520 ha | 77,000 ha | 82,533 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,623 ha | 73,961 ha | 104,060 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,770 ha | 99,421 ha | 104,794 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,617 ha | 98,785 ha | 101,162 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1 Nigeria 902,028 ha compare
- 2 Sudan 470,652 ha compare
- 3 Cameroon 127,351 ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 101,000 ha compare
- 5 Central African Republic 58,835 ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 37,048 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 101,105 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 104,794 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.