Countries by Pumpkin production
Pumpkins are a versatile and nutritious crop, essential in global agriculture due to their use in food, decoration, and cultural traditions. They thrive in temperate climates with a balance of warm days and cool nights, making them suitable for regions with such conditions. According to the latest available data for the year 2023 from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stats database, pumpkins continue to play a significant role in agricultural production worldwide.
Global Pumpkin Production
In 2023, global pumpkin production reached approximately 23.7 million tonnes. Over the decades, production has witnessed an upward trend since 1961, with a significant increase from an initial production of around 6.7 million tonnes. Notably, the expansion is marked by sustained growth and pivotal milestones, highlighting the increasing demand and cultivation improvements over the years.
Pumpkin Production by Country
- China stands as the leading pumpkin producer in 2023, with a production volume of approximately 7.4 million tonnes, showcasing its dominance in global production.
- India follows as the second-largest producer, harvesting over 5.2 million tonnes of pumpkins, reflecting its significant agricultural capacity.
- The Russian Federation produced around 1.13 million tonnes, marking it as a key player in pumpkin cultivation.
- Ukraine contributes significantly with a production of about 1.1 million tonnes.
- Although Canada ranks 36th in global production, it contributed around 132,491 tonnes to the world's pumpkin output in 2023.
| Country | Production (tonnes) | Production per Person (kg) | Harvested Area (ha) | Yield (kg/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
7,439,924.26 | 5.338 | 401,581 | 18.527 |
 India |
5,203,113.51 | 3.893 | 541,941 | 9.601 |
 Russian Federation |
1,130,054.18 | 7.694 | 51,552 | 21.921 |
 Ukraine |
1,114,030 | 26.359 | 51,900 | 21.465 |
 United States of America |
998,008 | 3.045 | 42,250 | 23.621 |
 Turkey |
726,594 | 8.511 | 85,964 | 8.452 |
 Mexico |
715,772.75 | 5.738 | 33,943 | 21.087 |
 Spain |
706,880 | 15.15 | 16,620 | 42.532 |
 Bangladesh |
667,629 | 4.043 | 50,623 | 13.188 |
 Italy |
560,630 | 9.276 | 18,930 | 29.616 |
 Indonesia |
557,438.91 | 2.103 | 8,316 | 67.032 |
 Algeria |
455,140.94 | 10.698 | 15,663 | 29.058 |
 Egypt |
445,361.4 | 4.568 | 21,749 | 20.477 |
 Malawi |
430,035.22 | 23.982 | 19,558 | 21.988 |
 Pakistan |
420,569 | 2.083 | 26,648 | 15.782 |
 Poland |
403,600 | 10.501 | 9,000 | 44.844 |
 France |
356,830 | 5.302 | 12,520 | 28.501 |
 Morocco |
331,637.5 | 9.537 | 14,534 | 22.818 |
 Cuba |
327,569.38 | 29.192 | 31,799 | 10.301 |
 Niger |
302,093.08 | 14.073 | 8,326 | 36.283 |
 South Africa |
282,926 | 4.901 | 37,191 | 7.607 |
 South Korea |
282,651.85 | 5.474 | 8,503 | 33.241 |
 Rwanda |
269,395.7 | 22.448 | 51,792 | 5.201 |
 Philippines |
260,984.65 | 2.453 | 19,252 | 13.556 |
 Zimbabwe |
260,700 | 17.557 | 14,670 | 17.771 |
 Argentina |
257,597.81 | 5.789 | 17,281 | 14.906 |
 Sri Lanka |
228,305 | 10.647 | 19,420 | 11.756 |
 Peru |
226,185.65 | 7.241 | 9,022 | 25.07 |
 Iran |
193,536.03 | 2.367 | 28,470 | 6.798 |
 Cameroon |
177,793.55 | 7.472 | 151,987 | 1.17 |
 Japan |
175,420.45 | 1.387 | 14,656 | 11.969 |
 Colombia |
167,022.95 | 3.345 | 15,940 | 10.478 |
 Australia |
155,417 | 6.204 | 7,339 | 21.177 |
 Germany |
149,680 | 1.809 | 6,510 | 22.992 |
 Portugal |
134,640 | 13.083 | 4,280 | 31.458 |
 Canada |
132,491 | 3.56 | 7,397 | 17.911 |
 Venezuela |
128,824.5 | 4.048 | 8,080 | 15.944 |
 Thailand |
112,190.02 | 1.622 | 5,447 | 20.597 |
 Guatemala |
111,597.95 | 6.45 | 7,171 | 15.562 |
 New Zealand |
92,907.86 | 18.956 | 4,800 | 19.356 |
 Tunisia |
87,541.5 | 7.648 | 3,155 | 27.747 |
 Jordan |
86,303 | 8.435 | 3,168 | 27.242 |
 Syria |
84,463 | 4.619 | 6,044 | 13.975 |
 Chile |
83,372.02 | 4.744 | 4,271 | 19.52 |
 Saudi Arabia |
74,172.63 | 2.22 | 2,683 | 27.645 |
 Guyana |
72,100.47 | 92.174 | 327 | 220.491 |
 North Korea |
71,694.71 | 2.799 | 7,795 | 9.198 |
 South Sudan |
68,450.41 | 5.554 | 4,341 | 15.768 |
 Mali |
65,949 | 3.451 | 4,040 | 16.324 |
 Dominican Republic |
65,121.66 | 6.343 | 9,772 | 6.664 |
 Jamaica |
60,877 | 22.309 | 3,363 | 18.102 |
 Belgium |
57,880 | 5.07 | 1,480 | 39.108 |
 Malaysia |
56,731.8 | 1.737 | 3,989 | 14.222 |
 Taiwan |
52,070 | 2.209 | 2,572 | 20.245 |
 Palestinian Territories |
51,031.42 | 11.216 | 2,100 | 24.301 |
 Greece |
48,260 | 4.482 | 1,750 | 27.577 |
 The Netherlands |
39,950 | 2.316 | 1,670 | 23.922 |
 Hungary |
36,390 | 3.724 | 2,160 | 16.847 |
 Libya |
35,529.9 | 5.491 | 1,635 | 21.731 |
 Sudan |
34,020.32 | 0.834 | 2,127 | 15.995 |
 Mauritius |
32,906 | 26.015 | 2,155 | 15.27 |
 Central African Republic |
31,943 | 6.743 | 79,857 | 0.4 |
 Moldova |
30,794 | 8.672 | 3,615 | 8.518 |
 Congo-Kinshasa |
30,398.73 | 0.374 | 2,831 | 10.738 |
 Lebanon |
28,194.12 | 4.627 | 1,402 | 20.11 |
 Austria |
27,900 | 3.157 | 940 | 29.681 |
 Albania |
27,493.3 | 9.578 | 798 | 34.453 |
 Uruguay |
26,441.87 | 7.542 | 2,224 | 11.889 |
 Bolivia |
24,599.92 | 2.176 | 3,187 | 7.719 |
 Azerbaijan |
24,171.7 | 2.442 | 935 | 25.852 |
 Panama |
22,837.06 | 5.491 | 2,074 | 11.011 |
 Tonga |
20,654 | 205.204 | 2,292 | 9.011 |
 United Arab Emirates |
20,155.01 | 2.112 | 755 | 26.695 |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
19,302.66 | 0.775 | 1,973 | 9.783 |
 Honduras |
17,702.47 | 1.964 | 1,106 | 16.006 |
 Senegal |
17,258.82 | 1.097 | 742 | 23.26 |
 Qatar |
15,494 | 6.323 | 634 | 24.438 |
 Oman |
15,446 | 3.082 | 649 | 23.8 |
 Switzerland |
14,002 | 1.649 | 793 | 17.657 |
 Czech Republic |
13,210 | 1.245 | 600 | 22.017 |
 Bulgaria |
12,390 | 1.757 | 860 | 14.407 |
 Yemen |
11,559 | 0.4 | 1,577 | 7.33 |
 Lithuania |
11,480 | 4.099 | 1,550 | 7.406 |
 Romania |
11,440 | 0.586 | 920 | 12.435 |
 Iraq |
11,095 | 0.282 | 1,035 | 10.72 |
 Kuwait |
10,346 | 2.448 | 353 | 29.309 |
 Paraguay |
8,855.22 | 1.256 | 2,128 | 4.161 |
 El Salvador |
8,544.98 | 1.286 | 1,358 | 6.292 |
 Croatia |
8,460 | 2.018 | 450 | 18.8 |
 Sweden |
7,010 | 0.689 | 360 | 19.472 |
 Israel |
6,354 | 0.713 | 229 | 27.747 |
 Slovenia |
5,140 | 2.487 | 220 | 23.364 |
 Georgia |
5,000 | 1.341 | 189 | 26.455 |
 Bhutan |
4,930.89 | 6.781 | 551 | 8.949 |
 Latvia |
4,330 | 2.249 | 530 | 8.17 |
 Ecuador |
4,310.55 | 0.253 | 1,155 | 3.732 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
3,573.49 | 0.566 | 300 | 11.912 |
 Finland |
3,040 | 0.551 | 130 | 23.385 |
 Cyprus |
2,700 | 3.159 | 130 | 20.769 |
 The Bahamas |
2,123.34 | 5.568 | 111 | 19.129 |
 Luxembourg |
2,020 | 3.355 | 100 | 20.2 |
 Fiji |
1,978.73 | 2.236 | 297 | 6.662 |
 Slovakia |
1,860 | 0.342 | 420 | 4.429 |
 Dominica |
1,819.87 | 25.527 | 182 | 9.999 |
 Cape Verde |
1,608.75 | 2.957 | 123 | 13.079 |
 Malta |
1,416 | 2.977 | 68 | 20.824 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
1,252 | 0.923 | 432 | 2.898 |
 Mozambique |
1,085.26 | 0.038 | 632 | 1.717 |
 Bahrain |
970 | 0.648 | 11 | 88.182 |
 Ireland |
880 | 0.181 | 140 | 6.286 |
 Denmark |
780 | 0.135 | 40 | 19.5 |
 Haiti |
648.31 | 0.058 | 53 | 12.232 |
 Brunei |
604.98 | 1.431 | 31 | 19.515 |
 Saint Lucia |
480 | 2.684 | 40 | 12 |
 Barbados |
468.39 | 1.636 | 75 | 6.245 |
 Grenada |
394.11 | 3.814 | 23 | 17.135 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
318.13 | 3.687 | 52 | 6.118 |
 Papua New Guinea |
150.92 | 0.018 | 86 | 1.755 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
138 | 1.26 | 13 | 10.615 |
 Belize |
105.8 | 0.267 | 10 | 10.58 |
 Djibouti |
17.25 | 0.016 | 1 | 17.25 |
 Nauru |
0.29 | 0.029 | 0 | ∞ |
Top Pumpkin Producing Countries by Share
- China alone accounts for over 31% of the global pumpkin production, highlighting its substantial contribution.
- India holds nearly 22% of the global share, reinforcing its prominence in the sector.
- With nearly 5% each, the Russian Federation and Ukraine are notable contributors to the global pumpkin supply.
- Despite its smaller scale, Canada's share is noteworthy as it reflects the diverse landscapes where pumpkins can thrive globally.
