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PRODUCTION

Watermelons Production in Arab Countries
2023 2024
Area Area
harvested(Ha) Yield(Hg/Ha) Production(tonnes) harvested(Ha) Yield(Hg/Ha) Production(tonnes)
Area Value Flag Value Flag Value Flag Value Flag Value Flag Value Flag
Algeria 63145 I 39442.5 E 2490581 I 62949 I 40043.6 E 2520724 I
Bahrain 24 A 34166.7 A 820 A 25 A 34000 A 850 A
Djibouti 3 I 24396.2 E 70.86 I 3 I 24793.9 E 70.29 I
Egypt 20791 A 33459.7 A 695661 A 21455 I 33208.9 E 712514 I
Iraq 8775 A 21978.6 A 192862 A 15543 A 18395.6 A 285923 A
Jordan 1520 A 59236.7 A 90054.6 A 1132 A 59227 A 67025.91 A
Kuwait 30 I 37970.3 E 1134 A 22 I 38176.6 E 852 A
Lebanon 1282 E 50488.8 E 64738.35 I 1273 E 50620.2 E 64421.24 I
Libya 19622 I 11939.2 E 234276 I 19623 I 11874.5 E 233010.2 I
Mauritania 4710 E 558.1 E 2628.71 E 4709 E 557.8 E 2626.66 E
Morocco 14502 A 31796 A 461119.8 A 8728 A 38892.5 A 339454 A
Oman 1070 A 38744.5 A 41445 A 2250 A 45476.9 A 102323 A
Qatar 55 A 19818.2 A 1090 A 71 I 14885 E 1057.72 I
Saudi Arabia 23656 A 25940.2 A 613632.1 A 23648 I 25731 E 608478.4 I
Somalia 188 I 9856.8 E 1852 X 1158 I 9855.6 E 11415 X
Sudan 37653 E 4609.7 E 173572.3 E 37639 E 4609.7 E 173501.3 E
Syrian Arab Republic 30243 A 6505.4 A 196743 A 38781 A 5355.4 A 207686 A
Tunisia 4459 I 103190.1 E 460170.9 I 4648 I 108448.2 E 504091.5 I
United Arab Emirates 69 A 33985.5 A 2345 A 75 I 31092.2 E 2324.9 I
Yemen 9563 X 18372.9 X 175700 X 10025 I 17698.1 E 177426.2 I

I : Imputed value, E : Estimated value
A : Official figure, X: Value from external organization
Source: FAO Statistical Division 2026

IRRIGATION

MODREN IRRIGATION (Area: 1000 Ha) in Arab Countries
COUNTRY 2021 2022 2023
Jordan 72.35 72.35 72.35
United Arab Emirates 1.53 1.53 1.53
Bahrain 0.56 0.56 0.56
Tunisia 468.44 468.44 468.44
Algeria 755.12 896.08 896.08
Comoros - - -
Djibouti - - -
Saudi Arabia 748.71 748.71 748.71
Sudan 11.83 11.83 11.83
Syrian Arab Republic 244.54 244.54 244.54
Somalia - - -
Iraq 10.92 10.92 10.92
Oman 51.02 51.02 51.02
Palestine 3.91 3.91 3.91
Qatar 9.60 9.60 9.60
Kuwait - - -
Lebanon 132.67 132.67 132.67
Libya 38.94 38.94 400.00
Egypt 670.97 670.97 670.97
Morocco 578.00 578.00 578.00
Mauritania 32.02 32.02 32.02
Yemen 56.00 56.00 56.00
Arab Region 3887.13 4028.09 4389.15
Source: Arab Agricultural Statistics Yearbook Vol. 44

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