Watermelons — Yield 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 — Yield is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 336,546 kg/ha in Dominican Republic; the lowest is 557.8 kg/ha in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 23,293 kg/ha, and the mean is 31,142 kg/ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 603.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 241.3%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 75.6%).
Watermelons — Yield: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 336,546 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 1 | Caribbean | 145,742 kg/ha | 2024 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Botswana | 124,972 kg/ha | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 50,548 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 3 | Guyana | 122,246 kg/ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Tunisia | 108,448 kg/ha | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 25,663 kg/ha | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 5 | Guatemala | 96,032 kg/ha | 2024 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 22,850 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 80,694 kg/ha | 2024 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 20,402 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 59,227 kg/ha | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19,242 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 57,535 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Polynesia | 16,085 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Palestine | 57,204 kg/ha | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 56,743 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 55,985 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14,459 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Slovakia | 51,429 kg/ha | 2024 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13,648 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lebanon | 50,620 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Melanesia | 11,652 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 49,435 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Cabo Verde | 25,714 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,331 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 47,355 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,355 kg/ha | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Albania | 47,112 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 4,945 kg/ha | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 46,653 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 46,508 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Oman | 45,477 kg/ha | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 45,000 kg/ha | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 44,246 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 22 | China, mainland | 43,741 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 23 | China | 43,629 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 41,212 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 40,167 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 26 | Algeria | 40,044 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 38,892 kg/ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 38,177 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 38,030 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 37,879 kg/ha | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 36,860 kg/ha | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 36,475 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 36,260 kg/ha | 2024 | up 147.7% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 35,294 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 35,276 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 34,920 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Japan | 34,090 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 38 | Bahrain | 34,000 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 33,209 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 32,876 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 41 | Georgia | 32,800 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 31,962 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 31,871 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 31,092 kg/ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 45 | Armenia | 30,934 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 46 | India | 29,115 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 28,842 kg/ha | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 28,317 kg/ha | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 26,999 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 50 | French Polynesia | 26,656 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 26,182 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 25,731 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,721 kg/ha | 2024 | up 241.3% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 25,042 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 55 | Niger | 24,861 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Djibouti | 24,794 kg/ha | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 24,723 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 24,654 kg/ha | 2024 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 59 | France | 24,591 kg/ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 24,361 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 23,861 kg/ha | 2024 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 23,757 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 23,293 kg/ha | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 23,064 kg/ha | 2024 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 65 | Panama | 21,798 kg/ha | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 21,474 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 67 | Mali | 20,704 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 68 | Belize | 19,595 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 69 | China, Taiwan Province of | 19,460 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia | 19,333 kg/ha | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 71 | Kenya | 19,195 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 72 | Cook Islands | 19,176 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 19,151 kg/ha | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 74 | Sudan (former) | 19,048 kg/ha | 2011 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 75 | Iraq | 18,396 kg/ha | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 76 | Suriname | 18,361 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 18,260 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 18,014 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 79 | French Guiana | 17,789 kg/ha | 2006 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 80 | Yemen | 17,698 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 81 | Malaysia | 17,397 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 17,357 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 83 | Serbia and Montenegro | 16,989 kg/ha | 2005 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea | 16,469 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 85 | South Africa | 16,468 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 15,965 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 87 | Cuba | 15,956 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,872 kg/ha | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 89 | Chile | 15,777 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 90 | Guadeloupe | 15,615 kg/ha | 2006 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 15,531 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 15,196 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 15,034 kg/ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | flat |
| 94 | Ecuador | 15,021 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Qatar | 14,885 kg/ha | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 96 | Senegal | 14,712 kg/ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 14,172 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 98 | Argentina | 13,929 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 99 | Indonesia | 13,512 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 100 | Yugoslav SFR | 13,070 kg/ha | 1991 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 101 | Dominica | 12,980 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 102 | Grenada | 12,073 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | Fiji | 12,006 kg/ha | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 104 | Libya | 11,874 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 105 | Philippines | 11,803 kg/ha | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 11,510 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 10,809 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 10,497 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 109 | USSR | 10,312 kg/ha | 1991 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 110 | Somalia | 9,856 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 111 | Ukraine | 9,095 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 112 | Tonga | 7,666 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 113 | Bhutan | 7,031 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,400 kg/ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 115 | Paraguay | 4,885 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 116 | Sudan | 4,610 kg/ha | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,233 kg/ha | 2024 | up 120.6% | falling |
| 118 | Réunion | 1,010 kg/ha | 2006 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania | 557.8 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 50,648 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 50,280 kg/ha
- European Union (27) 46,864 kg/ha
- Asia 37,847 kg/ha
- Eastern Asia 43,433 kg/ha
- Northern America 38,164 kg/ha
- United States of America 38,032 kg/ha
- World 34,377 kg/ha
- Central America 33,069 kg/ha
- Western Asia 30,014 kg/ha
- Middle Africa 15,034 kg/ha
- Central Asia 29,813 kg/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14,679 kg/ha
- Northern Africa 28,916 kg/ha
- Americas 28,748 kg/ha
- Europe 26,895 kg/ha
- Western Europe 25,535 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 25,146 kg/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 22,945 kg/ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 22,230 kg/ha
- Africa 22,192 kg/ha
- South-Eastern Asia 19,863 kg/ha
- South America 19,126 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 18,935 kg/ha
- Oceania 18,340 kg/ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 17,520 kg/ha
- Eastern Europe 17,209 kg/ha
- Western Africa 16,997 kg/ha
- Eastern Africa 15,771 kg/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.