Melonseed — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Melonseed — Production was 4,499 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
4,499 t
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
11th
of 17 groups
All-time high
23,414 t
in 1972
All-time low
2,500 t
in 1992
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Melonseed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2017

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for melonseed — production in Southern Europe is 4,499 t, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, melonseed — production in Southern Europe peaked at 23,414 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2,500 t, in 1992.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Melonseed — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Melonseed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2017.
Year t Change
1961 20,960 t —
1962 21,269 t +1.5%
1963 21,944 t +3.2%
1964 21,808 t -0.6%
1965 21,434 t -1.7%
1966 22,097 t +3.1%
1967 23,177 t +4.9%
1968 21,881 t -5.6%
1969 22,205 t +1.5%
1970 22,606 t +1.8%
1971 20,652 t -8.6%
1972 23,414 t +13.4%
1973 23,278 t -0.6%
1974 22,489 t -3.4%
1975 23,016 t +2.3%
1976 20,511 t -10.9%
1977 19,390 t -5.5%
1978 18,173 t -6.3%
1979 16,646 t -8.4%
1980 18,424 t +10.7%
1981 20,242 t +9.9%
1982 16,461 t -18.7%
1983 18,929 t +15.0%
1984 22,742 t +20.1%
1985 18,217 t -19.9%
1986 17,115 t -6.0%
1987 16,764 t -2.1%
1988 17,178 t +2.5%
1989 17,927 t +4.4%
1990 16,356 t -8.8%
1991 17,584 t +7.5%
1992 2,500 t -85.8%
1993 2,500 t +0.0%
1994 2,500 t +0.0%
1995 4,000 t +60.0%
1996 4,023 t +0.6%
1997 3,919 t -2.6%
1998 3,859 t -1.5%
1999 4,000 t +3.7%
2000 5,000 t +25.0%
2001 5,000 t +0.0%
2002 5,000 t +0.0%
2003 5,000 t +0.0%
2004 5,000 t +0.0%
2005 5,000 t +0.0%
2006 5,000 t +0.0%
2007 6,000 t +20.0%
2008 6,000 t +0.0%
2009 5,485 t -8.6%
2010 5,143 t -6.2%
2011 4,894 t -4.8%
2012 4,000 t -18.3%
2013 4,500 t +12.5%
2014 4,802 t +6.7%
2015 4,672 t -2.7%
2016 4,543 t -2.8%
2017 4,499 t -1.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Melonseed — Production in Southern Europe 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 -85.8% 17,584 t 2,500 t
1995 +60.0% 2,500 t 4,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21,864 t 20,960 t 23,177 t 9
1970s 21,018 t 16,646 t 23,414 t 10
1980s 18,400 t 16,461 t 22,742 t 10
1990s 6,124 t 2,500 t 17,584 t 10
2000s 5,249 t 5,000 t 6,000 t 10
2010s 4,632 t 4,000 t 5,143 t 8

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 8 China 27,913 t compare
  2. 8 China, mainland 27,913 t compare
  3. 10 Chad 24,654 t compare
  4. 11 South Sudan 23,766 t compare
  5. 12 Yugoslav SFR 15,084 t compare
  6. 13 Greece 4,499 t compare
  7. 14 Congo 3,648 t compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is melonseed — production in Southern Europe?
Melonseed — production in Southern Europe was 4,499 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest melonseed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 23,414 t in 1972.
What is the lowest melonseed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,500 t in 1992.
How does Southern Europe rank for melonseed — production?
Southern Europe ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2017.
Is melonseed — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.