Watermelons — Yield 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
158
Highest
336,546 kg/ha
Dominican Republic
Lowest
557.8 kg/ha
Mauritania
Median
24,476 kg/ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,984
What the numbers show
Watermelons — Yield is currently reported for 158 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 24,476 kg/ha, and the mean is 30,425 kg/ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 603.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 55 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 |
| 2 | Caribbean | 145,742 kg/ha | 2024 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 124,972 kg/ha | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 4 | Guyana | 122,246 kg/ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Tunisia | 108,448 kg/ha | 2024 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 96,032 kg/ha | 2024 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Greece | 80,694 kg/ha | 2024 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 59,227 kg/ha | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Honduras | 57,535 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Palestine | 57,204 kg/ha | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Montenegro | 56,743 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 55,985 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 51,429 kg/ha | 2024 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovakia | 51,429 kg/ha | 2024 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Lebanon | 50,620 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Turkey | 50,548 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 50,548 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 49,435 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 47,355 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 47,112 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 46,653 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 46,508 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Oman | 45,477 kg/ha | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 45,000 kg/ha | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 44,246 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 26 | China, mainland | 43,741 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 27 | China | 43,629 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 27 | China | 43,629 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 41,212 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 40,167 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 40,044 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 38,892 kg/ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 38,177 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Cyprus | 38,030 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 37,879 kg/ha | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 36,860 kg/ha | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 36,860 kg/ha | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 36,475 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 36,475 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 40 | Pakistan | 36,260 kg/ha | 2024 | up 147.7% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 35,294 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 42 | Serbia | 35,276 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 35,276 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 34,920 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Japan | 34,090 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Bahrain | 34,000 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Bahrain | 34,000 kg/ha | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Egypt | 33,209 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 33,209 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 32,876 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 51 | Georgia | 32,800 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 31,962 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 31,962 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 31,871 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 31,092 kg/ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 30,934 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 30,934 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 58 | India | 29,115 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 28,842 kg/ha | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 28,842 kg/ha | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 28,317 kg/ha | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 28,317 kg/ha | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 26,999 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 26,999 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 26,656 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 26,182 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 26,182 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 25,731 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,721 kg/ha | 2024 | up 241.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 25,714 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 70 | Cabo Verde | 25,714 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 25,663 kg/ha | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 25,042 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 25,042 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 24,861 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 24,794 kg/ha | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 24,723 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 24,654 kg/ha | 2024 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 79 | France | 24,591 kg/ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 24,361 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 81 | Israel | 23,861 kg/ha | 2024 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 82 | Brazil | 23,757 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 23,293 kg/ha | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 23,064 kg/ha | 2024 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 85 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 22,850 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 21,798 kg/ha | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 87 | Jamaica | 21,474 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 88 | Mali | 20,704 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 89 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 20,402 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 19,595 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 91 | China, Taiwan Province of | 19,460 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | Slovenia | 19,333 kg/ha | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 93 | Laos | 19,242 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19,242 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 95 | Kenya | 19,195 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 96 | Cook Islands | 19,176 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 19,151 kg/ha | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 98 | Sudan (former) | 19,048 kg/ha | 2011 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 99 | Iraq | 18,396 kg/ha | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 100 | Suriname | 18,361 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 101 | Russia | 18,260 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 18,260 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 103 | Uruguay | 18,014 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 104 | French Guiana | 17,789 kg/ha | 2006 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 105 | Yemen | 17,698 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 105 | Yemen | 17,698 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 107 | Malaysia | 17,397 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 108 | Romania | 17,357 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia and Montenegro | 16,989 kg/ha | 2005 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 110 | Guinea | 16,469 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 111 | South Africa | 16,468 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 112 | Polynesia | 16,085 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 113 | Colombia | 15,965 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 114 | Cuba | 15,956 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,872 kg/ha | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15,872 kg/ha | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 117 | Chile | 15,777 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 118 | Guadeloupe | 15,615 kg/ha | 2006 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 15,531 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 15,531 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 121 | Brunei | 15,196 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 15,196 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 123 | Cameroon | 15,034 kg/ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | flat |
| 124 | Ecuador | 15,021 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 125 | Qatar | 14,885 kg/ha | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 126 | Senegal | 14,712 kg/ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 127 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14,459 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 14,172 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 129 | Argentina | 13,929 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 130 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13,648 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 131 | Indonesia | 13,512 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 132 | Yugoslav SFR | 13,070 kg/ha | 1991 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 133 | Dominica | 12,980 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 134 | Grenada | 12,073 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 135 | Fiji | 12,006 kg/ha | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 12,006 kg/ha | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 137 | Libya | 11,874 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 138 | Philippines | 11,803 kg/ha | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 139 | Melanesia | 11,652 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 140 | New Caledonia | 11,510 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 141 | Namibia | 10,809 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 142 | New Zealand | 10,497 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 143 | USSR | 10,312 kg/ha | 1991 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 9,856 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 145 | Ukraine | 9,095 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 146 | Tonga | 7,666 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 147 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,331 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 148 | Bhutan | 7,031 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5,400 kg/ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 150 | Syria | 5,355 kg/ha | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,355 kg/ha | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Republic of Moldova | 4,945 kg/ha | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 153 | Paraguay | 4,885 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 154 | Sudan | 4,610 kg/ha | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,233 kg/ha | 2024 | up 120.6% | falling |
| 156 | Réunion | 1,010 kg/ha | 2006 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 157 | Mauritania | 557.8 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 157 | 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
- Eastern Asia 43,433 kg/ha
- Northern America 38,164 kg/ha
- United States of America 38,032 kg/ha
- Asia 37,847 kg/ha
- World 34,377 kg/ha
- Central America 33,069 kg/ha
- Western Asia 30,014 kg/ha
- Central Asia 29,813 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
- Middle Africa 15,034 kg/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14,679 kg/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.