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Where Watermelon Grows

China grew the most watermelon in 2024: 63.5 million tonnes, 60.5% of the world’s 104.9 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s watermelon.

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Watermelon grown in 2024

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

Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint-Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Albania American Samoa Andorra Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Aruba Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda Bhutan British Virgin Islands Brunei Burundi Cabo Verde Cayman Islands Comoros Cook Islands Curaçao Cyprus Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Eswatini Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji French Polynesia Gambia Grenada Guam Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Haiti Hong Kong Isle of Man Israel Jamaica Jersey Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Lebanon Lesotho Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macao Maldives Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Moldova Monaco Montenegro Montserrat Nauru Netherlands New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Palau Palestine Pitcairn Islands Puerto Rico Qatar Rwanda Saint-Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino São Tomé and Principe Seychelles Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Switzerland Taiwan Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu United States Virgin Islands Vanuatu Vatican Wallis and Futuna Islands
Share of the world’s watermelon: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 watermelon producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

  1. 1China 60.5%

    63.5 million tonnes

  2. 2India 3.5%

    3.7 million tonnes

  3. 3Turkey 3.0%

    3.2 million tonnes

  4. 4Algeria 2.4%

    2.5 million tonnes

  5. 5Brazil 1.9%

    2.0 million tonnes

  6. 6Russia 1.8%

    1.9 million tonnes

  7. 7Uzbekistan 1.6%

    1.7 million tonnes

  8. 8United States 1.6%

    1.7 million tonnes

  9. 9Senegal 1.3%

    1.4 million tonnes

  10. 10Iran 1.2%

    1.3 million tonnes

World total

104.9 million tonnes

Countries growing it

124

Largest producer

China

Top 3 together

67.1%

All 124 countries that grow watermelon

#CountryTonnesShare
1 China 63,510,422 60.5%
2 India 3,721,254 3.5%
3 Turkey 3,198,000 3.0%
4 Algeria 2,520,724 2.4%
5 Brazil 1,978,702 1.9%
6 Russia 1,935,891 1.8%
7 Uzbekistan 1,730,817 1.6%
8 United States 1,677,612 1.6%
9 Senegal 1,362,440 1.3%
10 Iran 1,280,722 1.2%
11 Mexico 1,269,763 1.2%
12 Vietnam 1,235,809 1.2%
13 Spain 1,222,710 1.2%
14 Afghanistan 1,180,437 1.1%
15 Pakistan 1,149,237 1.1%
16 Dominican Republic 1,018,377 1.0%
17 Kazakhstan 967,260 0.9%
18 Italy 723,590 0.7%
19 Egypt 712,514 0.7%
20 Tajikistan 669,819 0.6%
21 Turkmenistan 650,528 0.6%
22 Niger 646,397 0.6%
23 Saudi Arabia 608,478 0.6%
24 Greece 509,180 0.5%
25 Tunisia 504,092 0.5%
26 Mali 488,121 0.5%
27 South Korea 442,884 0.4%
28 Indonesia 421,009 0.4%
29 Azerbaijan 339,709 0.3%
30 Morocco 339,454 0.3%
31 Japan 290,386 0.3%
32 Iraq 285,923 0.3%
33 Albania 278,086 0.3%
34 Kyrgyzstan 235,995 0.2%
35 Libya 233,010 0.2%
36 Ukraine 210,100 0.2%
37 Colombia 209,817 0.2%
38 Syria 207,686 0.2%
39 Vanuatu 205,000 0.2%
40 Australia 199,531 0.2%
41 Serbia 180,543 0.2%
42 Yemen 177,426 0.2%
43 Peru 175,769 0.2%
44 Sudan 173,501 0.2%
45 Hungary 171,150 0.2%
46 Thailand 170,421 0.2%
47 Kenya 169,744 0.2%
48 Venezuela 158,359 0.2%
49 Laos 154,900 0.1%
50 Malaysia 153,749 0.1%
51 Zimbabwe 143,730 0.1%
52 North Macedonia 136,721 0.1%
53 Taiwan 130,487 0.1%
54 Romania 130,350 0.1%
55 Philippines 128,948 0.1%
56 Argentina 125,303 0.1%
57 Bulgaria 122,930 0.1%
58 Armenia 122,685 0.1%
59 Paraguay 119,525 0.1%
60 Cameroon 112,157 0.1%
61 Tanzania 102,931 0.1%
62 Oman 102,323 0.1%
63 Guinea 99,194 0.1%
64 Israel 92,684 0.1%
65 North Korea 91,427 0.1%
66 South Africa 88,590 0.1%
67 Ecuador 75,294 0.1%
68 Honduras 68,260 0.1%
69 Jordan 67,026 0.1%
70 Lebanon 64,421 0.1%
71 Costa Rica 63,140 0.1%
72 Bolivia 60,454 0.1%
73 Guatemala 59,005 0.1%
74 El Salvador 48,745 under 0.1%
75 Cuba 48,718 under 0.1%
76 Chile 45,418 under 0.1%
77 Canada 42,565 under 0.1%
78 Panama 36,785 under 0.1%
79 Montenegro 35,669 under 0.1%
80 Georgia 32,800 under 0.1%
81 Guyana 30,777 under 0.1%
82 Portugal 30,730 under 0.1%
83 Croatia 29,130 under 0.1%
84 Moldova 28,614 under 0.1%
85 France 22,870 under 0.1%
86 Botswana 18,743 under 0.1%
87 Jamaica 17,909 under 0.1%
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,455 under 0.1%
89 Cyprus 12,550 under 0.1%
90 Somalia 11,415 under 0.1%
91 Uruguay 11,101 under 0.1%
92 Poland 8,600 under 0.1%
93 Fiji 8,320 under 0.1%
94 Puerto Rico 6,628 under 0.1%
95 Slovakia 3,600 under 0.1%
96 Namibia 3,503 under 0.1%
97 Belize 3,292 under 0.1%
98 Malta 3,260 under 0.1%
99 Malawi 3,050 under 0.1%
100 Mauritania 2,627 under 0.1%
101 Austria 2,410 under 0.1%
102 New Zealand 2,390 under 0.1%
103 United Arab Emirates 2,325 under 0.1%
104 Czechia 1,710 under 0.1%
105 French Polynesia 1,204 under 0.1%
106 Cabo Verde 1,080 under 0.1%
107 Solomon Islands 1,069 under 0.1%
108 Suriname 1,061 under 0.1%
109 Qatar 1,058 under 0.1%
110 Kuwait 852 under 0.1%
111 Bahrain 850 under 0.1%
112 Grenada 760 under 0.1%
113 New Caledonia 749 under 0.1%
114 Slovenia 580 under 0.1%
115 Saint Lucia 522 under 0.1%
116 Trinidad and Tobago 491 under 0.1%
117 Tonga 444 under 0.1%
118 Brunei 295 under 0.1%
119 Dominica 283 under 0.1%
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 151 under 0.1%
121 Antigua and Barbuda 120 under 0.1%
122 Djibouti 70 under 0.1%
123 Cook Islands 64 under 0.1%
124 Bhutan 49 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: Watermelons. 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. 1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
  2. 2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
  3. 3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
  4. 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 watermelon?

China grew the most watermelon in 2024: 63.5 million tonnes, 60.5% of the world’s 104.9 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 watermelon producing countries?

China (60.5%), India (3.5%), Turkey (3.0%), Algeria (2.4%) and Brazil (1.9%), 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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