Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 446,107 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Asia stood at 446,107 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 450,541 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82,095 ha, in 1975.
That places Eastern Asia 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83,343 ha | — |
| 1962 | 87,027 ha | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 92,252 ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 94,870 ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 93,526 ha | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 93,605 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 90,906 ha | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 90,818 ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 89,752 ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 90,962 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 88,875 ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 89,349 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 87,071 ha | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 89,169 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 82,095 ha | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 83,701 ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 84,909 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 89,533 ha | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 91,301 ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 93,367 ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 97,361 ha | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 97,750 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 98,434 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 103,222 ha | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 105,883 ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 105,974 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 108,237 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 109,778 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 113,724 ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 115,506 ha | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 120,076 ha | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 116,472 ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 147,529 ha | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 166,685 ha | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 174,864 ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 220,091 ha | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 236,602 ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 253,163 ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 260,163 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 274,586 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 278,364 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 308,678 ha | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 318,052 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 338,209 ha | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 343,222 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 353,710 ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 364,287 ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 365,706 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 389,156 ha | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 399,695 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 411,947 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 418,764 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 422,092 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 427,039 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 450,541 ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 431,897 ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 429,950 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 431,749 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 437,021 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 441,490 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 450,106 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 441,444 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 444,266 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 446,107 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,678 ha | 83,343 ha | 94,870 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 87,696 ha | 82,095 ha | 91,301 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 103,373 ha | 93,367 ha | 113,724 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 181,115 ha | 115,506 ha | 260,163 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,397 ha | 274,586 ha | 389,156 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 426,070 ha | 399,695 ha | 450,541 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 444,683 ha | 441,444 ha | 450,106 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 2 China 414,308 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 412,110 ha compare
- 4 Cameroon 157,269 ha compare
- 5 Central African Republic 110,444 ha compare
- 6 Egypt 64,344 ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 61,100 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 53,946 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Asia?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 446,107 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 450,541 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,095 ha in 1975.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.