Overall, the value of exported fresh watermelons increased via an average 7.1% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2020 when watermelon shipments were valued at $2.1 billion.
Year over year, the value of exported watermelon sales fell by -11.9% compared to $2.55 billion starting from 2023.
The 5 largest exporters of fresh watermelons are Spain, Mexico, Italy, United States of America and the Netherlands. Collectively, that cohort of major suppliers shipped over three-fifths (61%) of all international fresh watermelon export sales for 2024. 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 2024 with shipments valued at $1.16 billion or over half (51.6%) of worldwide exports.
In second place were exporters based in North America at 21.4% whereas 11.2% of total watermelon shipments originated from Asia.
Other continental percentages are attributable to sellers located in Latin America (8.9%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (6.3%), then Oceania (0.6%) 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 2024.
- Spain: US$561.6 million (25% of fresh watermelons exports)
- Mexico: $315.4 million (14%)
- Italy: $183.8 million (8.2%)
- United States: $165.3 million (7.4%)
- Netherlands: $143.5 million (6.4%)
- Morocco: $109.4 million (4.9%)
- Greece: $87.3 million (3.9%)
- Brazil: $73.6 million (3.3%)
- mainland China: $72.3 million (3.2%)
- Guatemala: $56.6 million (2.5%)
- France: $52.5 million (2.3%)
- Türkiye: $39.4 million (1.8%)
- Costa Rica: $36.7 million (1.6%)
- Germany: $26.8 million (1.2%)
- Vietnam: $26.7 million (1.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.9% of all watermelons exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing watermelons exporters since 2023 were: Costa Rica (up 42.7%), mainland China (up 33.2%), Guatemala (up 18.9%) and Greece (up 10.2%).
Those major suppliers that posted declines in their exported watermelons sales were led by: Vietnam (down -53.7% from 2023), Morocco (down -39.8%), France (down -25%), Mexico (down -16%) and Germany (down -10%).
Searchable List of Watermelon Exporting Countries in 2024
Itemized in the following automated database are 100 major exporters of fresh watermelons, representing 99.996% of all watermelons exported in 2024.
Focusing on the top 100 major sellers of watermelons on global markets, the fastest growing exporters were Aruba (up 4,138% from 2023), Tanzania (up 2,188%), Ukraine (up 1,185%), Saudi Arabia (up 1,048%) and Estonia (up 690%).
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 2023 data was available.
Countries Generating Best Trade Surpluses from Watermelons
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for watermelons during 2024. 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$501.5 million (net export surplus up 14.2% since 2023)
- Mexico: $315.3 million (down -16%)
- Italy: $160.9 million (up 12.3%)
- Morocco: $109.4 million (down -39.5%)
- Greece: $86.4 million (up 10%)
- Brazil: $73.6 million (down -1.3%)
- Guatemala: $56.5 million (up 19.1%)
- Costa Rica: $36.6 million (up 43%)
- China: $35.8 million (down -16.7%)
- Türkiye: $34.2 million (up 7.6%)
- Uzbekistan: $17.3 million (down -42%)
- Albania: $17.2 million (up 25.7%)
- Myanmar: $15.5 million (down -14.1%)
- Vietnam: $14 million (down -75%)
- Panama: $14 million (up 3.7%)
World-leading melon exporter 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 2024. 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.
- Germany: -US$357.2 million (net export deficit up 6.9% since 2023)
- United States: -$326.4 million (down -0.4%)
- United Kingdom: -$168.7 million (up 24.1%)
- Canada: -$156.9 million (down -1.7%)
- Poland: -$129.2 million (up 16.5%)
- France: -$117.2 million (down -29.6%)
- Czech Republic: -$52.5 million (up 6.2%)
- Austria: -$47.3 million (up 16.4%)
- Sweden: -$43.1 million (up 15.8%)
- Switzerland: -$35.9 million (down -3.0%)
- Norway: -$30.9 million (down -4.4%)
- Slovakia: -$29.3 million (down -18.4%)
- Russia: -$27.9 million (down -31.2%)
- Denmark: -$26.0 million (up 8.4%)
- Belgium: -$25.8 million (up 0.6%)
European economic powerhouse Germany incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of watermelons during 2024. 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)
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country and Grapes Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier Information for Watermelons. Accessed on August 15, 2025
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 15, 2025
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 15, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 15, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 15, 2025
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