Melonseed — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Melonseed — Production was 177,024 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
177,024 t
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 6 groups
All-time high
182,507 t
in 2015
All-time low
66,100 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Melonseed — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, melonseed — production in Middle Africa stood at 177,024 t.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, melonseed — production in Middle Africa peaked at 182,507 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66,100 t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Melonseed — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Melonseed — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 66,100 t —
1962 67,900 t +2.7%
1963 70,650 t +4.1%
1964 71,400 t +1.1%
1965 75,150 t +5.3%
1966 78,639 t +4.6%
1967 82,302 t +4.7%
1968 77,875 t -5.4%
1969 86,000 t +10.4%
1970 84,689 t -1.5%
1971 86,623 t +2.3%
1972 96,600 t +11.5%
1973 92,706 t -4.0%
1974 102,829 t +10.9%
1975 115,335 t +12.2%
1976 120,778 t +4.7%
1977 117,483 t -2.7%
1978 108,297 t -7.8%
1979 109,800 t +1.4%
1980 113,200 t +3.1%
1981 117,050 t +3.4%
1982 118,600 t +1.3%
1983 120,550 t +1.6%
1984 123,000 t +2.0%
1985 123,900 t +0.7%
1986 125,248 t +1.1%
1987 125,159 t -0.1%
1988 127,590 t +1.9%
1989 132,166 t +3.6%
1990 128,351 t -2.9%
1991 123,284 t -3.9%
1992 124,970 t +1.4%
1993 125,943 t +0.8%
1994 128,206 t +1.8%
1995 130,974 t +2.2%
1996 131,747 t +0.6%
1997 132,420 t +0.5%
1998 133,392 t +0.7%
1999 135,965 t +1.9%
2000 138,330 t +1.7%
2001 141,551 t +2.3%
2002 147,720 t +4.4%
2003 151,878 t +2.8%
2004 159,878 t +5.3%
2005 160,670 t +0.5%
2006 164,228 t +2.2%
2007 167,970 t +2.3%
2008 170,939 t +1.8%
2009 177,293 t +3.7%
2010 181,655 t +2.5%
2011 176,268 t -3.0%
2012 167,125 t -5.2%
2013 168,751 t +1.0%
2014 170,868 t +1.3%
2015 182,507 t +6.8%
2016 174,244 t -4.5%
2017 173,934 t -0.2%
2018 176,643 t +1.6%
2019 177,522 t +0.5%
2020 177,429 t -0.1%
2021 177,530 t +0.1%
2022 177,399 t -0.1%
2023 177,213 t -0.1%
2024 177,024 t -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 75,113 t 66,100 t 86,000 t 9
1970s 103,514 t 84,689 t 120,778 t 10
1980s 122,646 t 113,200 t 132,166 t 10
1990s 129,525 t 123,284 t 135,965 t 10
2000s 158,046 t 138,330 t 177,293 t 10
2010s 174,952 t 167,125 t 182,507 t 10
2020s 177,319 t 177,024 t 177,530 t 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Nigeria 582,595 t compare
  2. 2 Sudan 90,486 t compare
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 63,615 t compare
  4. 3 Ethiopia PDR 90,000 t compare
  5. 4 Sudan (former) 66,000 t compare
  6. 5 Cameroon 46,014 t compare
  7. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 26,952 t compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is melonseed — production in Middle Africa?
Melonseed — production in Middle Africa was 177,024 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest melonseed — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 182,507 t in 2015.
What is the lowest melonseed — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 66,100 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for melonseed — production?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is melonseed — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Melonseed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Melonseed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
43 places, 2,211 data points, 1961–2024
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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.