Melons production in Cuba
In 2024 Cuba produced 50,035 t of melons, the 42nd largest in the world (0.18% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.5%. The record was 90,885 t in 2004. Area harvested: 6,356 ha, yield 7.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 50,035 t
- World rank
- 42 of 98
- 10-year change
- +6.5%
- Record
- 90,885 t
- 2004
Melons in Cuba, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cuba compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.18%
- 0.18% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 7.9
- world 27.1 (−71%)
- kg per person
- 4.56
- world 3.46
- 10-year change
- +6.5%
- world +7.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | South Sudan | 55,474 | 0.20% |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 53,755 | 0.19% |
| 42 | Cuba | 50,035 | 0.18% |
| 43 | Cameroon | 47,683 | 0.17% |
| 44 | Taiwan | 45,204 | 0.16% |
Map of world production of melons
Share of the world total; Cuba is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50,035 | −0.0% | 6,356 | 7.87 |
| 2023 | 50,050 | −0.0% | 6,346 | 7.89 |
| 2022 | 50,064 | −0.4% | 6,336 | 7.90 |
| 2021 | 50,266 | +1.6% | 6,291 | 7.99 |
| 2020 | 49,451 | −1.3% | 6,247 | 7.92 |
| 2019 | 50,093 | +1.4% | 6,266 | 7.99 |
| 2018 | 49,420 | +1.2% | 6,282 | 7.87 |
| 2017 | 48,840 | +3.0% | 6,322 | 7.73 |
| 2016 | 47,423 | +4.8% | 6,269 | 7.56 |
| 2015 | 45,270 | −3.7% | 6,156 | 7.35 |
| 2014 | 47,000 | −6.0% | 6,300 | 7.46 |
| 2013 | 50,000 | 0.0% | 6,350 | 7.87 |
| 2012 | 50,000 | −3.6% | 6,350 | 7.87 |
| 2011 | 51,845 | −0.4% | 6,438 | 8.05 |
| 2010 | 52,049 | −5.0% | 6,424 | 8.10 |
| 2009 | 54,798 | −4.2% | 6,670 | 8.22 |
| 2008 | 57,219 | −4.4% | 6,863 | 8.34 |
| 2007 | 59,857 | −10% | 7,045 | 8.50 |
| 2006 | 66,763 | −11% | 7,692 | 8.68 |
| 2005 | 75,000 | −17% | 8,400 | 8.93 |
| 2004 | 90,885 | +22% | 9,769 | 9.30 |
| 2003 | 74,599 | +16% | 8,379 | 8.90 |
| 2002 | 64,499 | +17% | 7,260 | 8.88 |
| 2001 | 55,000 | +3.8% | 6,500 | 8.46 |
| 2000 | 53,000 | +1.9% | 6,300 | 8.41 |
| 1999 | 52,000 | +126% | 6,300 | 8.25 |
| 1998 | 23,000 | 0.0% | 6,300 | 3.65 |
| 1997 | 23,000 | −8.0% | 6,300 | 3.65 |
| 1996 | 25,000 | −11% | 6,300 | 3.97 |
| 1995 | 28,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 4.00 |
| 1994 | 28,000 | −6.7% | 7,000 | 4.00 |
| 1993 | 30,000 | −6.3% | 7,000 | 4.29 |
| 1992 | 32,000 | −5.9% | 7,100 | 4.51 |
| 1991 | 34,000 | 0.0% | 7,300 | 4.66 |
| 1990 | 34,000 | +3.0% | 7,300 | 4.66 |
| 1989 | 33,012 | −3.8% | 7,206 | 4.58 |
| 1988 | 34,333 | −25% | 6,620 | 5.19 |
| 1987 | 45,819 | +14% | 6,244 | 7.34 |
| 1986 | 40,025 | −15% | 6,230 | 6.42 |
| 1985 | 47,293 | +14% | 7,776 | 6.08 |
| 1984 | 41,359 | −36% | 7,522 | 5.50 |
| 1983 | 65,002 | +22% | 8,873 | 7.33 |
| 1982 | 53,182 | −12% | 6,933 | 7.67 |
| 1981 | 60,424 | +21% | 7,822 | 7.72 |
| 1980 | 49,840 | +50% | 7,083 | 7.04 |
| 1979 | 33,122 | +27% | 5,000 | 6.62 |
| 1978 | 26,022 | −11% | 4,000 | 6.51 |
| 1977 | 29,178 | −16% | 4,200 | 6.95 |
| 1976 | 34,545 | −33% | 7,353 | 4.70 |
| 1975 | 51,854 | +64% | 8,044 | 6.45 |
| 1974 | 31,526 | +48% | 4,407 | 7.15 |
| 1973 | 21,354 | +41% | 3,544 | 6.03 |
| 1972 | 15,178 | +37% | 3,687 | 4.12 |
| 1971 | 11,109 | +54% | 1,961 | 5.66 |
| 1970 | 7,220 | −7.7% | 1,155 | 6.25 |
| 1969 | 7,821 | −64% | 859 | 9.10 |
| 1968 | 21,462 | −7.6% | 1,186 | 18.10 |
| 1967 | 23,232 | +74% | 3,194 | 7.27 |
| 1966 | 13,332 | −59% | 1,334 | 9.99 |
| 1965 | 32,198 | +111% | 2,683 | 12.00 |
| 1964 | 15,241 | −10% | 1,524 | 10.00 |
| 1963 | 16,974 | +6.1% | 1,697 | 10.00 |
| 1962 | 16,000 | −11% | 1,600 | 10.00 |
| 1961 | 18,000 | — | 1,800 | 10.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of melons in Cuba?
Cuba produced 50,035 t in 2024, 0.18% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cuba rank in the world for production of melons?
Cuba ranked 42nd of 98 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 46.8% of the world total.
How has the production of melons in Cuba changed?
It rose by 6.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +7.3% for the world. The record was 90,885 t in 2004.
What is the yield of melons in Cuba?
7.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (50,035 t from 6,356 ha), against a world average of 27.1 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cuba is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.