Watermelons — Area harvested by country
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...
What the numbers show
Watermelons — Area harvested is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 1.46 million ha in China; the lowest is 3 ha in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,539 ha, and the mean is 37,543 ha.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Melanesia (up 2,844.8%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 82.1%).
Watermelons — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.46 million ha | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.45 million ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 480,000 ha | 1991 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 63,267 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 4 | India | 127,811 ha | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 56,048 ha | 2024 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 106,017 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 48,155 ha | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 92,607 ha | 2024 | up 359.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38,781 ha | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 83,288 ha | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 76,004 ha | 2024 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Melanesia | 18,464 ha | 2024 | up 2,844.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Algeria | 62,949 ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14,041 ha | 2024 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 47,452 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8,050 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 38,623 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7,762 ha | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan | 37,639 ha | 2024 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 36,943 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,323 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Yugoslav SFR | 34,200 ha | 1991 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 5,786 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 31,694 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,430 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 31,158 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 16 | Polynesia | 106 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 27,928 ha | 2024 | up 64.3% | falling |
| 18 | Niger | 26,001 ha | 2024 | up 957.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 24,467 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 23,648 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mali | 23,576 ha | 2024 | up 423.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 23,100 ha | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 21,840 ha | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 21,455 ha | 2024 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 24 | Caribbean | 7,506 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 20,957 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 26 | Libya | 19,623 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia and Montenegro | 18,456 ha | 2005 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 42 ha | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan (former) | 16,968 ha | 2011 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 15,543 ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 15,510 ha | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 13,142 ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 11,997 ha | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 10,925 ha | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 10,746 ha | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Yemen | 10,025 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,424 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 8,996 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 8,843 ha | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Malaysia | 8,838 ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Morocco | 8,728 ha | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 41 | Japan | 8,518 ha | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 7,510 ha | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 43 | Cameroon | 7,460 ha | 2024 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 6,893 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 45 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6,706 ha | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 6,310 ha | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 6,023 ha | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 5,903 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 49 | Peru | 5,515 ha | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 5,379 ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 5,330 ha | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 5,118 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 5,064 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 5,012 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritania | 4,709 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 4,648 ha | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,264 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 58 | Australia | 4,036 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 3,966 ha | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 60 | Israel | 3,884 ha | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 3,680 ha | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 3,194 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 63 | Cuba | 3,053 ha | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 3,026 ha | 2024 | up 404.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 2,879 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 2,561 ha | 2024 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 67 | Oman | 2,250 ha | 2024 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 2,001 ha | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 1,688 ha | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Lebanon | 1,273 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 71 | Honduras | 1,186 ha | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Somalia | 1,158 ha | 2024 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 1,132 ha | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 1,010 ha | 2024 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 75 | Georgia | 1,000 ha | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Canada | 962 ha | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 77 | France | 930 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 880 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 834 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Fiji | 693 ha | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Montenegro | 629 ha | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 616 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 83 | Guatemala | 614 ha | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 562 ha | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | 399 ha | 2022 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 346 ha | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Cyprus | 330 ha | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 88 | Namibia | 324 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 89 | Poland | 300 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Réunion | 289 ha | 2006 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 91 | Guyana | 252 ha | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 92 | New Zealand | 228 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 93 | French Guiana | 204 ha | 2006 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 94 | Belize | 168 ha | 2024 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 95 | Botswana | 150 ha | 2024 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 116 ha | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 94 ha | 2017 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 98 | Malawi | 86 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 75 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 75 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 71 ha | 2024 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 70 ha | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 65 ha | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 104 | Guadeloupe | 64 ha | 2006 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 105 | Grenada | 63 ha | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Austria | 60 ha | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Suriname | 58 ha | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Tonga | 58 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | French Polynesia | 45 ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 110 | Slovenia | 30 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bahrain | 25 ha | 2024 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Dominica | 22 ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 112 | Kuwait | 22 ha | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 19 ha | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 14 ha | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 118 | Bhutan | 7 ha | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Djibouti | 3 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 119 | Cook Islands | 3 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.05 million ha
- Asia 2.21 million ha
- Eastern Asia 1.48 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 299,996 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 434,302 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 400,660 ha
- Africa 348,639 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 335,480 ha
- Southern Asia 291,563 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 26,596 ha
- Americas 255,837 ha
- Europe 215,764 ha
- Western Asia 177,552 ha
- South America 156,416 ha
- Northern Africa 155,043 ha
- Middle Africa 7,460 ha
- Western Africa 152,957 ha
- Eastern Europe 151,833 ha
- Central Asia 142,703 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 114,038 ha
- European Union (27) 63,916 ha
- Southern Europe 62,941 ha
- Central America 46,842 ha
- Northern America 45,073 ha
- United States of America 44,111 ha
- Eastern Africa 27,325 ha
- Oceania 22,834 ha
- Southern Africa 5,853 ha
- Western Europe 990 ha
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.