Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World

World: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0164 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0164 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.0164 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0072 ha per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in World stood at 0.0164 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0164 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 ha per square kilometre, in 1973.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, year by year

Annual values for Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0143 ha per square kilometre —
1962 0.0127 ha per square kilometre -11.3%
1963 0.0151 ha per square kilometre +18.8%
1964 0.0149 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
1965 0.0125 ha per square kilometre -16.2%
1966 0.0113 ha per square kilometre -9.7%
1967 0.01 ha per square kilometre -11.1%
1968 0.0083 ha per square kilometre -17.8%
1969 0.0078 ha per square kilometre -5.2%
1970 0.0073 ha per square kilometre -7.2%
1971 0.0074 ha per square kilometre +2.1%
1972 0.0073 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
1973 0.0072 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
1974 0.0074 ha per square kilometre +3.1%
1975 0.0075 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
1976 0.0075 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
1977 0.0073 ha per square kilometre -3.9%
1978 0.0073 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
1979 0.0074 ha per square kilometre +1.5%
1980 0.008 ha per square kilometre +8.1%
1981 0.0079 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
1982 0.0085 ha per square kilometre +7.1%
1983 0.0086 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
1984 0.0086 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1985 0.0089 ha per square kilometre +3.6%
1986 0.0086 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
1987 0.009 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
1988 0.0086 ha per square kilometre -3.6%
1989 0.0092 ha per square kilometre +6.0%
1990 0.0092 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
1991 0.009 ha per square kilometre -2.6%
1992 0.0074 ha per square kilometre -17.5%
1993 0.0079 ha per square kilometre +7.1%
1994 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +2.2%
1995 0.0082 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
1996 0.0087 ha per square kilometre +6.3%
1997 0.0088 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
1998 0.0093 ha per square kilometre +5.8%
1999 0.0096 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
2000 0.0101 ha per square kilometre +5.2%
2001 0.0101 ha per square kilometre -0.6%
2002 0.0104 ha per square kilometre +3.6%
2003 0.0108 ha per square kilometre +3.3%
2004 0.0111 ha per square kilometre +2.8%
2005 0.0107 ha per square kilometre -3.7%
2006 0.0106 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2007 0.0109 ha per square kilometre +2.6%
2008 0.011 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0111 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2010 0.0117 ha per square kilometre +5.4%
2011 0.0118 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2012 0.0121 ha per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0125 ha per square kilometre +3.1%
2014 0.0127 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2015 0.0134 ha per square kilometre +5.2%
2016 0.0138 ha per square kilometre +3.2%
2017 0.014 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2018 0.0142 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2019 0.0151 ha per square kilometre +6.2%
2020 0.0159 ha per square kilometre +5.3%
2021 0.0161 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2022 0.0161 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2023 0.0164 ha per square kilometre +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0119 ha per square kilometre 0.0078 ha per square kilometre 0.0151 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0074 ha per square kilometre 0.0072 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0086 ha per square kilometre 0.0079 ha per square kilometre 0.0092 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0086 ha per square kilometre 0.0074 ha per square kilometre 0.0096 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0107 ha per square kilometre 0.0101 ha per square kilometre 0.0111 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0131 ha per square kilometre 0.0117 ha per square kilometre 0.0151 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0161 ha per square kilometre 0.0159 ha per square kilometre 0.0164 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Tonga 3.1 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Rwanda 2.1 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Mauritius 1.08 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Bangladesh 0.4701 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in World?
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in World was 0.0164 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0164 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
How does World rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
110 places, 4,969 data points, 1961–2023
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Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.