Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 560,547 ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,168 ha, and the mean is 20,357 ha.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 2,779.5%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 81.4%).
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 560,547 ha | 2024 | up 160.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 414,308 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 412,110 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Cameroon | 157,269 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 91,377 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 110,444 ha | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 64,344 ha | 2024 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 28,014 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 61,100 ha | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7,781 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 53,946 ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,806 ha | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 51,900 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,612 ha | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Rwanda | 51,880 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 3,926 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 11 | South Africa | 40,599 ha | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,201 ha | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cuba | 31,952 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,804 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 27,531 ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 13 | Polynesia | 2,249 ha | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 26,882 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Melanesia | 382 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 21,090 ha | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 16 | Caribbean | 52,702 ha | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 19,262 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 19,156 ha | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 17,740 ha | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 17,408 ha | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 20 | Niger | 16,975 ha | 2024 | up 565.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 16,108 ha | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 15,983 ha | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 15,410 ha | 2024 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 24 | USSR | 15,000 ha | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 14,749 ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 14,348 ha | 2024 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 14,221 ha | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 13,464 ha | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,005 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 29 | France | 12,740 ha | 2024 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 116 ha | 2024 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 12,228 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 10,500 ha | 2024 | up 503.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 9,797 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 9,727 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 8,294 ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | 7,437 ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 36 | Canada | 7,375 ha | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 7,095 ha | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 38 | Guatemala | 6,854 ha | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 39 | Germany | 6,430 ha | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 5,878 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 5,448 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 4,891 ha | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 4,791 ha | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 4,610 ha | 2024 | up 437.3% | volatile |
| 45 | South Sudan | 4,326 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 46 | Sudan (former) | 4,310 ha | 2011 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 47 | Mali | 4,258 ha | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 48 | Iraq | 3,722 ha | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 3,182 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 3,178 ha | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 3,120 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 2,679 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 2,390 ha | 2024 | up 2,779.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritius | 2,298 ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Tonga | 2,233 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 56 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,192 ha | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 2,168 ha | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | 2,133 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 59 | Sudan | 2,122 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 2,070 ha | 2024 | up 191.5% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine | 2,051 ha | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 62 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,820 ha | 2024 | up 527.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Libya | 1,636 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Yemen | 1,577 ha | 2014 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 1,500 ha | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 1,480 ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Belgium | 1,470 ha | 2024 | up 617.1% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 1,367 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 1,159 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Lebanon | 1,155 ha | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 1,109 ha | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 1,100 ha | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 1,040 ha | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 74 | Austria | 980 ha | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Albania | 951 ha | 2024 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 880 ha | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 854 ha | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Oman | 851 ha | 2024 | up 378.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 829 ha | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 783 ha | 2024 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 776 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Senegal | 729 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 83 | Qatar | 651 ha | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Mozambique | 622 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 85 | Bhutan | 522 ha | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 86 | Denmark | 520 ha | 2024 | up 940.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 500 ha | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Croatia | 420 ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 89 | Kuwait | 413 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Guyana | 378 ha | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 340 ha | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 300 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Fiji | 297 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 94 | Israel | 262 ha | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 95 | Slovenia | 210 ha | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 190 ha | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominica | 184 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 171 ha | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Ireland | 170 ha | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 130 ha | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 101 | Georgia | 122 ha | 2024 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 102 | Finland | 120 ha | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 103 | Bahamas | 112 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 85 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Réunion | 80 ha | 2006 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 68 ha | 2017 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Barbados | 61 ha | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 54 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 45 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 38 ha | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 112 | Guadeloupe | 33 ha | 2006 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 15 ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 ha | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Bahrain | 11 ha | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Belize | 10 ha | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Grenada | 10 ha | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 118 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Djibouti | 1 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Martinique | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.25 million ha
- Asia 1.30 million ha
- Southern Asia 691,413 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 274,632 ha
- Africa 529,061 ha
- Middle Africa 270,518 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 477,102 ha
- Eastern Asia 446,107 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 58,134 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 400,436 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 239,818 ha
- Americas 205,161 ha
- Europe 201,642 ha
- Eastern Europe 126,412 ha
- Western Asia 114,351 ha
- Northern Africa 100,670 ha
- Eastern Africa 93,032 ha
- European Union (27) 90,220 ha
- South America 64,073 ha
- Northern America 50,474 ha
- Southern Europe 46,731 ha
- United States of America 43,099 ha
- Southern Africa 40,599 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 37,932 ha
- Central America 37,912 ha
- Western Europe 24,459 ha
- Western Africa 24,243 ha
- Oceania 14,858 ha
- Central Asia 7,394 ha
- Northern Europe 4,040 ha
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.