Melonseed — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Melonseed — Area harvested was 920,351 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Melonseed — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, melonseed — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 920,351 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, melonseed — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 1.01 million ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65,000 ha, in 1982.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353,694 ha | 299,500 ha | 539,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 282,654 ha | 99,300 ha | 640,290 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 160,590 ha | 65,000 ha | 320,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 304,524 ha | 243,619 ha | 576,254 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 655,126 ha | 504,000 ha | 757,287 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 821,667 ha | 453,050 ha | 1.01 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 924,543 ha | 917,530 ha | 941,251 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 14.80 million An (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 24,181 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.05 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 39,728 ha (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production 50,778 t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 48 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 6,608 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 39,798 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is melonseed — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Melonseed — area harvested in Western Africa was 920,351 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest melonseed — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,000 ha in 1982.
- How does Western Africa rank for melonseed — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is melonseed — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.