Which Country Produces the Most Watermelons?

Based on a comparison of 103 countries in 2018, China ranked the highest in watermelon production with 62,804 kt followed by Iran and Turkey. On the other end of the scale was Djibouti with 0.068 kt, Bahrain with 0.194 kt and Brunei with 0.196 kt.

Total watermelon production reached 103,975 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.689 % more than in the previous year and 14.1 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total watermelon production reached an all time high of 103,975 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 17,847 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 3.14 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 60.4 % of watermelon production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 68.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 81.6 % in 2018.

Data for more countries are available at Watermelon Production indicator page.