Melonseed — Area harvested in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Melonseed — Area harvested was 42,481 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Melonseed — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, melonseed — area harvested in Southern Asia stood at 42,481 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 120,727 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 Southern 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 | 3,600 ha | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 3,800 ha | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 4,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 4,250 ha | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 4,500 ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 4,700 ha | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 4,900 ha | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 5,800 ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 6,150 ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 6,407 ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 8,360 ha | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 6,838 ha | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 6,048 ha | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 3,000 ha | -50.4% |
| 1990 | 45,520 ha | +1417.3% |
| 1991 | 73,935 ha | +62.4% |
| 1992 | 80,709 ha | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 41,879 ha | -48.1% |
| 1994 | 8,495 ha | -79.7% |
| 1995 | 15,116 ha | +77.9% |
| 1996 | 94,216 ha | +523.3% |
| 1997 | 26,538 ha | -71.8% |
| 1998 | 51,752 ha | +95.0% |
| 1999 | 50,993 ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 20,740 ha | -59.3% |
| 2001 | 20,222 ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 34,674 ha | +71.5% |
| 2003 | 35,197 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 37,798 ha | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 50,798 ha | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 41,139 ha | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 120,727 ha | +193.5% |
| 2008 | 50,753 ha | -58.0% |
| 2009 | 47,797 ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 19,078 ha | -60.1% |
| 2011 | 24,651 ha | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 109,055 ha | +342.4% |
| 2013 | 59,909 ha | -45.1% |
| 2014 | 33,742 ha | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 39,563 ha | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 45,353 ha | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 39,553 ha | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 43,363 ha | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 42,756 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 41,891 ha | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 42,670 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 42,439 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 42,333 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 42,481 ha | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Melonseed — Area harvested in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1417.3% | 3,000 ha | 45,520 ha |
| 1996 | +523.3% | 15,116 ha | 94,216 ha |
| 2012 | +342.4% | 24,651 ha | 109,055 ha |
| 2007 | +193.5% | 41,139 ha | 120,727 ha |
| 1998 | +95.0% | 26,538 ha | 51,752 ha |
| 1994 | -79.7% | 41,879 ha | 8,495 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,983 ha | 1,000 ha | 2,950 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,125 ha | 3,200 ha | 4,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,910 ha | 3,000 ha | 8,360 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,915 ha | 8,495 ha | 94,216 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,984 ha | 20,222 ha | 120,727 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,702 ha | 19,078 ha | 109,055 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,363 ha | 41,891 ha | 42,670 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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 19,105 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 19,105 ha compare
- 10 Senegal 11,069 ha compare
- 11 Congo 7,741 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Southern Asia?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Southern Asia was 42,481 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 120,727 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.