> In 2017 Greece produced 4,499 t of melonseed. Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 6,242 t in 1981. Area harvested: 2,604 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.

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# Melonseed production in Greece

In 2017 Greece produced 4,499 t of melonseed. Over ten years it fell by 25%. The record was 6,242 t in 1981. Area harvested: 2,604 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 20174,499 t
World rank—
10-year change−25%
Record6,242 t1981

## Melonseed in Greece, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 4,499 | −1.0% | 2,604 | 1.73 |
| 2016 | 4,543 | −2.8% | 2,602 | 1.75 |
| 2015 | 4,672 | −2.7% | 2,679 | 1.74 |
| 2014 | 4,802 | +6.7% | 2,836 | 1.69 |
| 2013 | 4,500 | +13% | 2,500 | 1.80 |
| 2012 | 4,000 | −18% | 2,300 | 1.74 |
| 2011 | 4,894 | −4.8% | 2,204 | 2.22 |
| 2010 | 5,143 | −6.2% | 2,008 | 2.56 |
| 2009 | 5,485 | −8.6% | 1,814 | 3.02 |
| 2008 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 1,800 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | 6,000 | +20% | 1,800 | 3.33 |
| 2006 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 2.94 |
| 2005 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 2.94 |
| 2004 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 2.94 |
| 2003 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 2.94 |
| 2002 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 2.94 |
| 2001 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,700 | 2.94 |
| 2000 | 5,000 | +25% | 1,900 | 2.63 |
| 1999 | 4,000 | +3.7% | 1,500 | 2.67 |
| 1998 | 3,859 | −1.5% | 1,417 | 2.72 |
| 1997 | 3,919 | −2.6% | 1,444 | 2.71 |
| 1996 | 4,023 | +0.6% | 1,521 | 2.64 |
| 1995 | 4,000 | +60% | 1,500 | 2.67 |
| 1994 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 850 | 2.94 |
| 1993 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 850 | 2.94 |
| 1992 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 842 | 2.97 |
| 1991 | 2,500 | −10% | 639 | 3.91 |
| 1990 | 2,780 | −11% | 700 | 3.97 |
| 1989 | 3,127 | +17% | 957 | 3.27 |
| 1988 | 2,678 | −3.1% | 1,800 | 1.49 |
| 1987 | 2,764 | −11% | 1,962 | 1.41 |
| 1986 | 3,115 | +41% | 2,400 | 1.30 |
| 1985 | 2,217 | −19% | 1,600 | 1.39 |
| 1984 | 2,742 | −6.4% | 2,100 | 1.31 |
| 1983 | 2,929 | +19% | 2,100 | 1.39 |
| 1982 | 2,461 | −61% | 1,980 | 1.24 |
| 1981 | 6,242 | +41% | 4,478 | 1.39 |
| 1980 | 4,424 | +67% | 3,757 | 1.18 |
| 1979 | 2,646 | −17% | 2,244 | 1.18 |
| 1978 | 3,173 | −28% | 3,077 | 1.03 |
| 1977 | 4,390 | +25% | 4,171 | 1.05 |
| 1976 | 3,511 | +16% | 3,465 | 1.01 |
| 1975 | 3,016 | +21% | 2,366 | 1.27 |
| 1974 | 2,489 | −24% | 2,814 | 0.88 |
| 1973 | 3,278 | −4.0% | 3,714 | 0.88 |
| 1972 | 3,414 | +424% | 4,600 | 0.74 |
| 1971 | 652 | −75% | 3,800 | 0.17 |
| 1970 | 2,606 | +18% | 3,100 | 0.84 |
| 1969 | 2,205 | +17% | 2,650 | 0.83 |
| 1968 | 1,881 | −41% | 2,480 | 0.76 |
| 1967 | 3,177 | +52% | 4,190 | 0.76 |
| 1966 | 2,097 | +46% | 2,840 | 0.74 |
| 1965 | 1,434 | −21% | 2,350 | 0.61 |
| 1964 | 1,808 | −7.0% | 2,800 | 0.65 |
| 1963 | 1,944 | +53% | 3,360 | 0.58 |
| 1962 | 1,269 | +32% | 2,510 | 0.51 |
| 1961 | 960 | — | 2,020 | 0.48 |

## Trade, 2024

Imports1 t USD 730,000
Importer rank101 of 113
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/)

## Other large producers

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/nigeria/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/sudan/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/dr-congo/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/cameroon/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/mali/)[Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/central-african-republic/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/china/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/iran/)[Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/chad/)[South Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/south-sudan/)[Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/congo-brazzaville/)[Mauritania](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/mauritania/)
[All countries producing melonseed](https://husfarm.com/production/melonseed/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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