Vegetables and melons · FAOSTAT 2024
Melons production by country
World production of melons reached 28.2 million t in 2024, up 7.3% over ten years. The largest producers were China (46.8%), India (5.5%), Kazakhstan (5.3%), together 58% of the world total. It was harvested from 1.0 million ha, an average yield of 27.1 t/ha.
- World production, 2024
- 28.2 million t
- 10-year change
- +7.3%
- Producing countries
- 98
- World average yield
- 27.09 t/ha
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China E | 13,222,785 | 46.8% | +20% | 35.0 |
| 2 | India | 1,540,738 | 5.45% | +102% | 23.1 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 1,498,584 | 5.30% | +64% | 24.8 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1,479,000 | 5.24% | −13% | 26.2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 816,939 | 2.89% | +38% | 26.1 |
| 6 | Italy | 771,640 | 2.73% | +38% | 29.4 |
| 7 | Guatemala I | 767,019 | 2.72% | +44% | 51.1 |
| 8 | Afghanistan I | 701,220 | 2.48% | +156% | 10.8 |
| 9 | United States | 600,602 | 2.13% | −24% | 27.9 |
| 10 | Spain | 594,010 | 2.10% | −21% | 35.1 |
| 11 | Mexico | 579,007 | 2.05% | +9.9% | 31.3 |
| 12 | Iran I | 569,759 | 2.02% | −71% | 22.2 |
| 13 | Egypt I | 485,038 | 1.72% | −54% | 27.5 |
| 14 | Pakistan I | 411,278 | 1.46% | +70% | 20.8 |
| 15 | Bangladesh I | 400,072 | 1.42% | +37% | 20.6 |
| 16 | France | 322,410 | 1.14% | +27% | 22.8 |
| 17 | Honduras E | 278,976 | 0.99% | +0.7% | 53.5 |
| 18 | Australia | 262,298 | 0.93% | +16% | 33.9 |
| 19 | Morocco | 245,517 | 0.87% | −67% | 34.1 |
| 20 | South Korea I | 208,019 | 0.74% | +31% | 44.5 |
| 21 | Japan I | 142,280 | 0.50% | −15% | 25.1 |
| 22 | Venezuela I | 139,705 | 0.49% | −23% | 20.3 |
| 23 | Iraq | 126,653 | 0.45% | −17% | 15.6 |
| 24 | Indonesia | 125,384 | 0.44% | −34% | 15.7 |
| 25 | Tunisia E | 108,445 | 0.38% | +8.0% | 10.6 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 90,413 | 0.32% | −21% | 18.5 |
| 27 | Niger | 82,529 | 0.29% | +307% | 23.6 |
| 28 | Oman | 81,607 | 0.29% | +578% | 25.8 |
| 29 | North Korea I | 81,489 | 0.29% | −7.2% | 10.7 |
| 30 | Argentina I | 80,481 | 0.28% | −1.7% | 15.5 |
| 31 | Colombia | 74,494 | 0.26% | +4.0% | 13.9 |
| 32 | Greece | 74,480 | 0.26% | −39% | 25.7 |
| 33 | Syria | 73,737 | 0.26% | +36% | 26.4 |
| 34 | Portugal | 72,980 | 0.26% | −18% | 30.4 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia I | 69,130 | 0.24% | −9.0% | 26.9 |
| 36 | Albania | 68,727 | 0.24% | +62% | 34.8 |
| 37 | Jordan | 64,553 | 0.23% | +55% | 39.3 |
| 38 | Ukraine E | 63,300 | 0.22% | −54% | 5.8 |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 58,102 | 0.21% | −66% | 25.1 |
| 40 | South Sudan E | 55,474 | 0.20% | +6.7% | 22.4 |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 53,755 | 0.19% | +34% | 13.8 |
| 42 | Cuba I | 50,035 | 0.18% | +6.5% | 7.9 |
| 43 | Cameroon E | 47,683 | 0.17% | +2.9% | 9.6 |
| 44 | Taiwan I | 45,204 | 0.16% | −38% | 12.9 |
| 45 | Yemen I | 44,947 | 0.16% | +47% | 11.6 |
| 46 | Chile I | 42,377 | 0.15% | −7.6% | 14.3 |
| 47 | Sudan E | 40,618 | 0.14% | +1.5% | 23.2 |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 37,580 | 0.13% | — | 9.2 |
| 49 | Mali | 34,718 | 0.12% | +5.5% | 14.8 |
| 50 | Paraguay I | 32,102 | 0.11% | +3.8% | 3.9 |
| 51 | Peru | 27,704 | 0.10% | +31% | 18.1 |
| 52 | Senegal | 27,450 | 0.10% | +53% | 9.0 |
| 53 | Romania | 26,960 | 0.10% | −52% | 10.6 |
| 54 | Libya I | 26,590 | 0.09% | +1.4% | 15.2 |
| 55 | Israel | 25,126 | 0.09% | −25% | 18.3 |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 22,832 | 0.08% | +92% | 11.9 |
| 57 | Lebanon E | 20,520 | 0.07% | +94% | 20.9 |
| 58 | Ecuador I | 16,580 | 0.06% | −6.2% | 10.6 |
| 59 | Laos | 15,680 | 0.06% | +16% | 11.0 |
| 60 | South Africa | 14,638 | 0.05% | −20% | 9.3 |
| 61 | Hungary | 14,370 | 0.05% | +18% | 32.7 |
| 62 | Canada | 13,912 | 0.05% | −28% | 28.2 |
| 63 | Philippines | 8,806 | 0.03% | −1.3% | 4.1 |
| 64 | Panama | 8,620 | 0.03% | +18% | 14.0 |
| 65 | Moldova | 5,683 | 0.02% | +175% | 4.3 |
| 66 | Georgia | 5,400 | 0.02% | — | 18.0 |
| 67 | Cyprus | 5,210 | 0.02% | −48% | 34.7 |
| 68 | Croatia | 4,410 | 0.02% | — | 27.6 |
| 69 | Haiti E | 3,455 | 0.01% | +5.7% | 13.8 |
| 70 | New Zealand E | 3,452 | 0.01% | −16% | 14.6 |
| 71 | Jamaica | 3,220 | 0.01% | −3.9% | 15.9 |
| 72 | El Salvador I | 3,003 | 0.01% | +87% | 26.1 |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates I | 2,828 | 0.01% | +474% | 44.9 |
| 74 | Guinea E | 2,764 | 0.01% | −3.3% | 10.1 |
| 75 | Qatar E | 2,603 | 0.01% | +156% | 15.4 |
| 76 | Uruguay I | 2,454 | 0.01% | +4.3% | 21.5 |
| 77 | Malta | 1,830 | 0.01% | −47% | — |
| 78 | Bahrain | 1,800 | 0.01% | +200% | 52.9 |
| 79 | Montenegro | 1,661 | 0.01% | +33% | 21.6 |
| 80 | North Macedonia E | 1,150 | 0.00% | +8.0% | 20.2 |
| 81 | Kuwait | 909 | 0.00% | −70% | 37.9 |
| 82 | Barbados I | 863 | 0.00% | +85% | 24.0 |
| 83 | Belize | 767 | 0.00% | +418% | 13.5 |
| 84 | Namibia I | 671 | 0.00% | +1.5% | 9.5 |
| 85 | Solomon Islands I | 588 | 0.00% | −3.4% | 18.4 |
| 86 | Zimbabwe E | 464 | 0.00% | +3.8% | 16.0 |
| 87 | Poland | 400 | 0.00% | — | — |
| 88 | Slovakia | 340 | 0.00% | −23% | 17.0 |
| 89 | Grenada | 315 | 0.00% | −18% | 17.5 |
| 90 | Slovenia | 290 | 0.00% | — | 14.5 |
| 91 | Djibouti I | 198 | 0.00% | +33% | 24.8 |
| 92 | French Polynesia I | 123 | 0.00% | −70% | 3.0 |
| 93 | Fiji | 59 | 0.00% | −71% | 11.8 |
| 94 | Puerto Rico I | 46 | 0.00% | +35% | 0.5 |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32 | 0.00% | −27% | 6.4 |
| 96 | Sweden | 30 | 0.00% | — | — |
| 97 | Switzerland | 22 | 0.00% | +47% | 1.8 |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 10 | 0.00% | — | — |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.