Melonseed — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Melonseed — Area harvested was 470,652 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Melonseed — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for melonseed — area harvested in Northern Africa is 470,652 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 803,880 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,000 ha, in 2008.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Melonseed — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62,000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 55,000 ha | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 75,000 ha | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 77,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 78,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 98,000 ha | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 92,000 ha | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 35,000 ha | -62.0% |
| 1998 | 140,000 ha | +300.0% |
| 1999 | 18,000 ha | -87.1% |
| 2000 | 77,000 ha | +327.8% |
| 2001 | 117,000 ha | +51.9% |
| 2002 | 110,000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 114,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 92,000 ha | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 78,000 ha | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 25,000 ha | -67.9% |
| 2007 | 41,000 ha | +64.0% |
| 2008 | 6,000 ha | -85.4% |
| 2009 | 26,000 ha | +333.3% |
| 2010 | 26,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 101,000 ha | +288.5% |
| 2012 | 563,640 ha | +458.1% |
| 2013 | 362,400 ha | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 485,940 ha | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 716,100 ha | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 575,820 ha | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 575,820 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 803,880 ha | +39.6% |
| 2019 | 574,140 ha | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 410,057 ha | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 485,916 ha | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 512,793 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 481,435 ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 470,652 ha | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,000 ha | 18,000 ha | 140,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,600 ha | 6,000 ha | 117,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 478,474 ha | 26,000 ha | 803,880 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 472,171 ha | 410,057 ha | 512,793 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 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
- 7 Chad 36,029 ha compare
- 8 China 19,105 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 19,105 ha compare
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- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.6785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 8.19 million t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight 2 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production 40,804 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 18.41 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Production 6.87 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Northern Africa was 470,652 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 803,880 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 ha in 2008.
- How does Northern Africa rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 6th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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.