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Where Dates Grows

Saudi Arabia grew the most dates in 2024: 1.9 million tonnes, 19.4% of the world’s 9.9 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s dates.

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Dates grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Share of the world’s dates: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 dates producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

1Saudi Arabia 19.4%

1.9 million tonnes
2Egypt 17.6%

1.8 million tonnes
3Algeria 13.5%

1.3 million tonnes
4Iran 11.9%

1.2 million tonnes
5Pakistan 6.1%

604,243 tonnes
6Iraq 5.9%

587,190 tonnes
7Sudan 4.5%

443,134 tonnes
8Oman 4.0%

400,655 tonnes
9Tunisia 4.0%

400,219 tonnes
10United Arab Emirates 3.4%

333,632 tonnes

World total

9.9 million tonnes

Countries growing it

Largest producer

Saudi Arabia

Top 3 together

50.5%

All 36 countries that grow dates

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
1	Saudi Arabia	1,927,556	19.4%
2	Egypt	1,750,302	17.6%
3	Algeria	1,337,301	13.5%
4	Iran	1,182,144	11.9%
5	Pakistan	604,243	6.1%
6	Iraq	587,190	5.9%
7	Sudan	443,134	4.5%
8	Oman	400,655	4.0%
9	Tunisia	400,219	4.0%
10	United Arab Emirates	333,632	3.4%
11	Libya	187,039	1.9%
12	China	162,330	1.6%
13	Morocco	111,887	1.1%
14	Kuwait	102,213	1.0%
15	Israel	80,000	0.8%
16	Yemen	64,814	0.7%
17	United States	56,650	0.6%
18	Qatar	35,318	0.4%
19	Jordan	32,618	0.3%
20	Mauritania	22,276	0.2%
21	Chad	21,457	0.2%
22	Mexico	17,598	0.2%
23	Niger	17,329	0.2%
24	Albania	15,280	0.2%
25	Somalia	14,221	0.1%
26	Bahrain	14,000	0.1%
27	Namibia	1,897	under 0.1%
28	Syria	1,575	under 0.1%
29	Benin	1,446	under 0.1%
30	Kenya	1,097	under 0.1%
31	Mali	759	under 0.1%
32	Cameroon	593	under 0.1%
33	Peru	461	under 0.1%
34	Eswatini	310	under 0.1%
35	Djibouti	136	under 0.1%
36	Colombia	29	under 0.1%

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Data: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 28 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAOSTAT item: Dates. Some figures are FAO estimates. Xilfy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FAO.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain). Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most dates?

Saudi Arabia grew the most dates in 2024: 1.9 million tonnes, 19.4% of the world’s 9.9 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 dates producing countries?

Saudi Arabia (19.4%), Egypt (17.6%), Algeria (13.5%), Iran (11.9%) and Pakistan (6.1%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.

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