Overall, the value of exported fresh watermelons flatlined via an average 1.1% gain for all exporting countries since 2018 when watermelon shipments were valued at $2.03 billion.
Year over year, the value of exported watermelon sales fell by a -4.6% reduction compared to $2.15 billion during 2021.
The 5 largest exporters of fresh watermelons are Spain, Morocco, Mexico, Italy and the United States of America. Collectively, that cohort of major suppliers shipped about three-fifths (60.8%) of all international fresh watermelon export sales for 2022. That percentage suggests a relatively concentrated set of exporting countries.
Among continents, suppliers in Europe sold the greatest dollar worth of exported watermelons on international markets during 2022 with shipments valued at $1.06 billion or over half (51.6%) of worldwide exports.
In second place were exporters in North America at 16.4% whereas 11.8% of total watermelon shipments originated from Asia.
Other continental percentages are attributable to sellers located in Africa (10.9%), Latin America (9.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.3%) mostly Australia.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080711 for fresh watermelons.
Watermelons Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of watermelons during 2022.
- Spain: US$541.1 million (26.3% of fresh watermelon exports)
- Morocco: $203 million (9.9%)
- Mexico: $197.8 million (9.6%)
- Italy: $168.7 million (8.2%)
- United States: $137.6 million (6.7%)
- Netherlands: $123.1 million (6%)
- Greece: $76 million (3.7%)
- France: $65.1 million (3.2%)
- China: $61.8 million (3%)
- Brazil: $57.5 million (2.8%)
- Guatemala: $49 million (2.4%)
- Türkiye: $40.3 million (2%)
- Myanmar: $38.5 million (1.9%)
- Honduras: $30.9 million (1.5%)
- Iran: $27.4 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 88.5% of global watermelons exported in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing watermelons exporters since 2021 were: Honduras (up 81%), Türkiye (up 79.6%), mainland China (up 60.3%) and Mexico (up 55%).
Five major suppliers posted declines in their exported watermelons sales, namely: Iran (down -86.9% from 2021), Myanmar (down -44.2%), United States of America (down -10.6%), Morocco (down -2.9%) and Spain (down -2.5%).
Searchable List of Watermelon Exporting Countries in 2022
Itemized in the following automated database are 100 major exporters of fresh watermelons, representing 99.999% of all watermelons exported in 2022.
| Rank | Exporter | Watermelon Exports | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain | $541,114,000 | -2.5% |
| 2. | Morocco | $202,987,000 | -2.9% |
| 3. | Mexico | $197,801,000 | +55% |
| 4. | Italy | $168,717,000 | +40.1% |
| 5. | United States | $137,647,000 | -10.6% |
| 6. | Netherlands | $123,102,000 | +1.1% |
| 7. | Greece | $76,021,000 | +10.7% |
| 8. | France | $65,084,000 | +28.9% |
| 9. | China | $61,774,000 | +60.3% |
| 10. | Brazil | $57,493,000 | +9% |
| 11. | Guatemala | $48,984,000 | +33.7% |
| 12. | Türkiye | $40,282,000 | +79.6% |
| 13. | Myanmar | $38,539,000 | -44.2% |
| 14. | Honduras | $30,858,000 | +81% |
| 15. | Iran | $27,423,000 | -86.9% |
| 16. | Costa Rica | $26,470,000 | +0.4% |
| 17. | Germany | $19,348,000 | +11.2% |
| 18. | Uzbekistan | $18,190,000 | +85.1% |
| 19. | Panama | $17,194,000 | +25.4% |
| 20. | Malaysia | $13,102,000 | +2.1% |
| 21. | Hungary | $10,415,000 | +2% |
| 22. | Bulgaria | $9,427,000 | +727.7% |
| 23. | India | $9,397,000 | +15.5% |
| 24. | Oman | $7,683,000 | +1015% |
| 25. | Azerbaijan | $6,500,000 | +32.2% |
| 26. | Austria | $6,022,000 | +660.4% |
| 27. | Senegal | $5,543,000 | +47.3% |
| 28. | Australia | $5,320,000 | -6.7% |
| 29. | Romania | $4,807,000 | +332.3% |
| 30. | Egypt | $4,794,000 | +48.6% |
| 31. | Belgium | $4,374,000 | +27.3% |
| 32. | Croatia | $3,936,000 | +91.5% |
| 33. | Jordan | $3,832,000 | -41.5% |
| 34. | Portugal | $3,630,000 | +41% |
| 35. | Kazakhstan | $3,424,000 | +12.7% |
| 36. | Lithuania | $3,153,000 | -7.2% |
| 37. | Czech Republic | $3,086,000 | +65.8% |
| 38. | Tunisia | $2,935,000 | -38.1% |
| 39. | Poland | $2,819,000 | +35.3% |
| 40. | North Macedonia | $2,670,000 | +13.1% |
| 41. | Peru | $2,667,000 | -14.5% |
| 42. | Vietnam | $2,615,000 | -94.9% |
| 43. | Latvia | $2,604,000 | +4.3% |
| 44. | Albania | $2,516,000 | -66.5% |
| 45. | Serbia | $2,489,000 | +138.4% |
| 46. | Mauritania | $2,234,000 | +823.1% |
| 47. | South Africa | $1,896,000 | +65.2% |
| 48. | Thailand | $1,802,000 | +38.1% |
| 49. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,589,000 | +71.4% |
| 50. | Sudan | $1,503,000 | +3316% |
| 51. | Dominican Republic | $1,330,000 | +314.3% |
| 52. | Syria | $1,313,000 | -80.1% |
| 53. | Canada | $1,258,000 | +798.6% |
| 54. | Denmark | $1,254,000 | -3.2% |
| 55. | Namibia | $1,126,000 | +562.4% |
| 56. | United Kingdom | $791,000 | -58.3% |
| 57. | Afghanistan | $778,000 | -43% |
| 58. | Colombia | $717,000 | +4.7% |
| 59. | Yemen | $641,000 | -90.7% |
| 60. | Russia | $615,000 | -85.3% |
| 61. | Pakistan | $575,000 | -51.8% |
| 62. | Slovakia | $436,000 | -63% |
| 63. | Montenegro | $420,000 | -43.2% |
| 64. | Lebanon | $381,000 | +12.4% |
| 65. | South Korea | $346,000 | -2.3% |
| 66. | Taiwan | $330,000 | -57.4% |
| 67. | Japan | $288,000 | -16.3% |
| 68. | Georgia | $268,000 | -73.8% |
| 69. | Estonia | $256,000 | -23.1% |
| 70. | Slovenia | $253,000 | -3.4% |
| 71. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $248,000 | +73.4% |
| 72. | Ethiopia | $233,000 | -1.7% |
| 73. | Ireland | $228,000 | -28.1% |
| 74. | Sweden | $169,000 | +19.9% |
| 75. | United Arab Emirates | $153,000 | -99.1% |
| 76. | Norway | $139,000 | +1638% |
| 77. | Indonesia | $131,000 | +162% |
| 78. | Nicaragua | $128,000 | +60% |
| 79. | Luxembourg | $123,000 | -26.3% |
| 80. | Moldova | $121,000 | +72.9% |
| 81. | Tanzania | $109,000 | +105.7% |
| 82. | Tajikistan | $101,000 | +3.1% |
| 83. | Tonga | $93,000 | -84.5% |
| 84. | Armenia | $91,000 | -60.9% |
| 85. | Switzerland | $79,000 | +182.1% |
| 86. | Fiji | $61,000 | +1425% |
| 87. | Finland | $58,000 | -38.3% |
| 88. | Trinidad/Tobago | $50,000 | +25% |
| 89. | Uganda | $46,000 | -96.8% |
| 90. | Ghana | $41,000 | -24.1% |
| 91. | Algeria | $36,000 | -94.2% |
| 92. | Israel | $33,000 | -62.9% |
| 93. | Bahrain | $26,000 | -46.9% |
| 94. | Sri Lanka | $26,000 | -23.5% |
| 95. | Hong Kong | $23,000 | -78.3% |
| 96. | Dominica | $22,000 | -8.3% |
| 97. | Ukraine | $20,000 | -98.8% |
| 98. | Saudi Arabia | $15,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Guyana | $14,000 | -80.3% |
| 100. | Singapore | $13,000 | +116.7% |
Focusing on the top 100 major sellers of watermelons on global markets, the fastest growing exporters are Sudan (up 3,316% from 2021), Norway (up 1,638%), Fiji (up 1,425%), Oman (up 1,015%), Mauritania (up 823.1%) and Canada (up 798.6%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns above. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means no 2021 data was available.
Countries Generating Best Trade Surpluses from Watermelons
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for watermelons during 2022. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s watermelon exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Spain: US$438 million (net export surplus down -8.4% since 2021)
- Morocco: $203 million (down -2.9%)
- Mexico: $197.7 million (up 55.2%)
- Italy: $140.1 million (up 40.3%)
- Greece: $75.2 million (up 10.4%)
- Brazil: $57.5 million (up 9%)
- China: $52.9 million (up 88.9%)
- Guatemala: $48.8 million (up 33.6%)
- Myanmar: $38.5 million (down -44.2%)
- Honduras: $30.8 million (up 80.6%)
- Türkiye: $30.5 million (up 57.7%)
- Iran: $27.4 million (down -86.9%)
- Costa Rica: $26.3 million (up 0.2%)
- Uzbekistan: $18.2 million (up 86.4%)
- Panama: $17.2 million (up 25.3%)
World leader Spain earned the highest surplus in the international trade of watermelons. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Spain’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Facing Worst Trade Deficits from Watermelons
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for watermelons during 2022. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s watermelon import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$316.4 million (net export deficit up 19.9% since 2021)
- Germany: -$307.7 million (up 13.3%)
- France: -$153.6 million (up 19.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$133 million (up 57.5%)
- Canada: -$129.6 million (down -11.6%)
- Poland: -$95.7 million (up 0.3%)
- Czech Republic: -$40 million (up 0.6%)
- Sweden: -$37.1 million (down -3.7%)
- Switzerland: -$35.7 million (up 30.5%)
- Austria: -$31.4 million (up 10.6%)
- Russia: -$31.2 million (up 39.1%)
- Norway: -$29.9 million (up 24.3%)
- Slovakia: -$27.9 million (up 41.6%)
- Belgium: -$27.5 million (up 17.5%)
- Denmark: -$23 million (up 2.7%)
European powerhouse Germany incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of watermelons during 2022. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Germany’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for watermelon-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.
Watermelons Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following companies are also examples of watermelon-trading companies located in the country shown within parentheses.
- 3GM (United States)
- AA Group, S COOP (Spain)
- Agronest (Mexico)
- AMOT-ADEX Internacional, Importacao e Exportacao LTDA (Brazil)
- Cooperative Lukus (Morrocco)
- Euro-Piramis Bt. (Hungary)
- Golden Aroma Agr Sdn. BHD (Malaysia)
- Hoang Tho Co Ltd (Vietnam)
- Samouilidis Josef (Greece)
- Yunnan Chuntian Agricultural Products Co Ltd (China)
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 27, 2023
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 27, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 27, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 27, 2023
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