Cantaloupes and other melons — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 13.27 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 25,858 t, and the mean is 362,186 t.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 578.4%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (down 100.0%).
Cantaloupes and other melons — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 13.27 million t | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 13.22 million t | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 1.54 million t | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1.50 million t | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 1.48 million t | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 816,939 t | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 771,640 t | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 767,019 t | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 701,220 t | 2024 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 594,010 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 579,007 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 569,758 t | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 485,038 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 411,278 t | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 400,072 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 322,410 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 278,976 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 265,750 t | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 262,298 t | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 245,517 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 208,019 t | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 142,280 t | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 23 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 139,705 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Iraq | 126,653 t | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 125,384 t | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Tunisia | 108,445 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 90,413 t | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 82,529 t | 2024 | up 306.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Oman | 81,607 t | 2024 | up 578.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 81,489 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | Réunion | 400 t | 2006 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 80,481 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 74,494 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 74,480 t | 2024 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 73,737 t | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan (former) | 73,282 t | 2011 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 72,980 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 69,130 t | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Albania | 68,727 t | 2024 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 40 | Jordan | 64,553 t | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 63,300 t | 2024 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 58,102 t | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 43 | South Sudan | 55,474 t | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 53,755 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Cuba | 50,036 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 47,683 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 45,204 t | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 48 | Yemen | 44,947 t | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 42,377 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Sudan | 40,618 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 37,580 t | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 34,718 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 32,102 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 54 | Czechoslovakia | 31,237 t | 1992 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 27,704 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 27,450 t | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 26,960 t | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Libya | 26,590 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 25,126 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 22,832 t | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 61 | Lebanon | 20,520 t | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 16,580 t | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15,680 t | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 14,370 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Canada | 13,912 t | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Palestine | 9,332 t | 2022 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 8,806 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 8,620 t | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Guadeloupe | 8,213 t | 2006 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 5,683 t | 2024 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 5,400 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cyprus | 5,210 t | 2024 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 4,410 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 3,455 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 75 | New Zealand | 3,452 t | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Jamaica | 3,220 t | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 3,003 t | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 2,828 t | 2024 | up 473.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Martinique | 2,766 t | 2006 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 2,764 t | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 81 | Qatar | 2,603 t | 2024 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 2,454 t | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 83 | Malta | 1,830 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahrain | 1,800 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 1,661 t | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 1,150 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 909.01 t | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Barbados | 863.43 t | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Belize | 767 t | 2024 | up 418.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Namibia | 671.12 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 91 | Melanesia | 647.45 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 588.45 t | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 463.57 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 94 | Poland | 400 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 95 | Slovakia | 340 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Grenada | 315 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 290 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 98 | Djibouti | 197.54 t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 122.74 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Polynesia | 122.74 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Fiji | 59 t | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | 46.31 t | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.17 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 30 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Switzerland | 22 t | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 10 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 107 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28.25 million t
- Asia 21.09 million t
- Eastern Asia 13.70 million t
- Americas 3.65 million t
- Southern Asia 3.65 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.31 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.52 million t
- Western Asia 2.10 million t
- Europe 2.06 million t
- European Union (27) 1.93 million t
- Central America 1.70 million t
- Southern Europe 1.59 million t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.