Watermelons — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
159
Highest
1.46 million ha
China
Lowest
3 ha
Cook Islands
Median
5,012 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,214
What the numbers show
Watermelons — Area harvested is currently reported for 159 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 5,012 ha, and the mean is 43,777 ha.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 81 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 |
| 1 | China | 1.46 million ha | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.45 million ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 480,000 ha | 1991 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 5 | India | 127,811 ha | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 106,017 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 106,017 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 92,607 ha | 2024 | up 359.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 83,288 ha | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 76,004 ha | 2024 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 76,004 ha | 2024 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 63,267 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 63,267 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 14 | Algeria | 62,949 ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 56,048 ha | 2024 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 48,155 ha | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 47,452 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 47,452 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 19 | Syria | 38,781 ha | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38,781 ha | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 38,623 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 37,639 ha | 2024 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 36,943 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 36,943 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 25 | Yugoslav SFR | 34,200 ha | 1991 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 26 | Pakistan | 31,694 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 31,158 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 27,928 ha | 2024 | up 64.3% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 26,001 ha | 2024 | up 957.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 24,467 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 23,648 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 23,576 ha | 2024 | up 423.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Ukraine | 23,100 ha | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 21,840 ha | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 35 | Egypt | 21,455 ha | 2024 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 21,455 ha | 2024 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 20,957 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 20,957 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 39 | Libya | 19,623 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 40 | Melanesia | 18,464 ha | 2024 | up 2,844.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia and Montenegro | 18,456 ha | 2005 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 42 | Sudan (former) | 16,968 ha | 2011 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 15,543 ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 15,510 ha | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 45 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14,041 ha | 2024 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 13,142 ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 11,997 ha | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 11,997 ha | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 10,925 ha | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 10,746 ha | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 10,025 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 10,025 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,424 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,424 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 55 | Argentina | 8,996 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 8,843 ha | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 8,838 ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 8,728 ha | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 59 | Japan | 8,518 ha | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 60 | Laos | 8,050 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8,050 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7,762 ha | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 7,510 ha | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 64 | Caribbean | 7,506 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Cameroon | 7,460 ha | 2024 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Thailand | 6,893 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 67 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6,706 ha | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 68 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,323 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 6,310 ha | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 70 | Guinea | 6,023 ha | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 5,903 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 5,786 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 73 | Peru | 5,515 ha | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 74 | South Africa | 5,379 ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 5,330 ha | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Serbia | 5,118 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 76 | Serbia | 5,118 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 5,064 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 5,064 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 80 | Ecuador | 5,012 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritania | 4,709 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritania | 4,709 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 4,648 ha | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,430 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,264 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 86 | Australia | 4,036 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 87 | Armenia | 3,966 ha | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 87 | Armenia | 3,966 ha | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 3,884 ha | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 90 | Hungary | 3,680 ha | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 3,194 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 92 | Cuba | 3,053 ha | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 3,026 ha | 2024 | up 404.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Chile | 2,879 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 2,561 ha | 2024 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 2,250 ha | 2024 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 2,001 ha | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 1,688 ha | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,273 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 100 | Honduras | 1,186 ha | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Somalia | 1,158 ha | 2024 | up 219.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Jordan | 1,132 ha | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | 1,010 ha | 2024 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 103 | Croatia | 1,010 ha | 2024 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 105 | Georgia | 1,000 ha | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Canada | 962 ha | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 107 | France | 930 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Portugal | 880 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Jamaica | 834 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Fiji | 693 ha | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Fiji | 693 ha | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 629 ha | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Uruguay | 616 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 114 | Guatemala | 614 ha | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 562 ha | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Palestine | 399 ha | 2022 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 346 ha | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Cyprus | 330 ha | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 119 | Namibia | 324 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 120 | Poland | 300 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Réunion | 289 ha | 2006 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 252 ha | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 123 | New Zealand | 228 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 124 | French Guiana | 204 ha | 2006 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 125 | Belize | 168 ha | 2024 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 150 ha | 2024 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 116 ha | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Polynesia | 106 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 129 | Malta | 94 ha | 2017 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 130 | Malawi | 86 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 75 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 75 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Qatar | 71 ha | 2024 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 70 ha | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 70 ha | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 65 ha | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 137 | Guadeloupe | 64 ha | 2006 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 138 | Grenada | 63 ha | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | 60 ha | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Suriname | 58 ha | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Tonga | 58 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 45 ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 42 ha | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Cabo Verde | 42 ha | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 30 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 146 | Bahrain | 25 ha | 2024 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bahrain | 25 ha | 2024 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 22 ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 148 | Kuwait | 22 ha | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei | 19 ha | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | 19 ha | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 14 ha | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 14 ha | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 157 | Bhutan | 7 ha | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Djibouti | 3 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 158 | 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
- 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
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 299,996 ha
- Southern Asia 291,563 ha
- Americas 255,837 ha
- Europe 215,764 ha
- Western Asia 177,552 ha
- South America 156,416 ha
- Northern Africa 155,043 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
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 26,596 ha
- Oceania 22,834 ha
- Middle Africa 7,460 ha
- Southern Africa 5,853 ha
- Western Europe 990 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.