Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -0.2611 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia stood at -0.2611 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 199.7% on the previous year and down 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 300 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -52.17 % change on previous year, in 1978.
Melanesia ranks 88th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -36.17 % change on previous year | -1763.8% |
| 1964 | 26.67 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 1965 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1966 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -305.4% |
| 1967 | -51.28 % change on previous year | -1048.7% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | -36.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 100 % change on previous year | -371.4% |
| 1971 | -25 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1972 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 1973 | 26.32 % change on previous year | +373.7% |
| 1974 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1975 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1976 | -19.35 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
| 1977 | -8 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1978 | -52.17 % change on previous year | +552.2% |
| 1979 | 300 % change on previous year | -675.0% |
| 1980 | -34.09 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 1981 | -20.69 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1982 | -43.48 % change on previous year | +110.1% |
| 1983 | 53.85 % change on previous year | -223.8% |
| 1984 | -10 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 1985 | -22.22 % change on previous year | +122.2% |
| 1986 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1987 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1988 | 172.73 % change on previous year | -2172.7% |
| 1989 | 203.33 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1990 | -10.99 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 1991 | 86.42 % change on previous year | -886.4% |
| 1992 | -41.72 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 1993 | 27.27 % change on previous year | -165.4% |
| 1994 | 50.89 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 1995 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1996 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 7.77 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1998 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 1999 | 16.83 % change on previous year | -683.5% |
| 2000 | -9.32 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 2001 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -155.1% |
| 2002 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 2003 | -7.02 % change on previous year | -626.3% |
| 2004 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2005 | 20.18 % change on previous year | +613.2% |
| 2006 | 26.34 % change on previous year | +30.5% |
| 2007 | -7.85 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6557 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2009 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +396.7% |
| 2010 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 6.82 % change on previous year | +102.3% |
| 2013 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 2014 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -298.3% |
| 2015 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2016 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 2017 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -199.1% |
| 2018 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -165.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2625 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2618 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.2611 % change on previous year | -199.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +2172.7% | -8.33 % change on previous year | 172.73 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | -1763.8% | 2.17 % change on previous year | -36.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -11.58 % change on previous year | -51.28 % change on previous year | 26.67 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 35.47 % change on previous year | -52.17 % change on previous year | 300 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.68 % change on previous year | -43.48 % change on previous year | 203.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.73 % change on previous year | -41.72 % change on previous year | 86.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -9.32 % change on previous year | 26.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1615 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 85 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.1424 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Ecuador -0.1723 % change on previous year compare
- 87 New Zealand -0.1875 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Indonesia -0.2646 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Canada -0.2974 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Australia and New Zealand -0.3017 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia was -0.2611 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 300 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.17 % change on previous year in 1978.
- How does Melanesia rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 88th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.