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Statistics for the global date sector

Explore production, trade, consumption, prices, cultivation and yield statistics across the global date sector.

2026
20182026
Global production
14.35Mt
+4.2%
Trade value
$21.20M
+13.0%
Exported volume
4.35Mt
+8.8%
Cultivated area
1.59Mha
+3.2%

Production trend

2018–2026

Regional share

2026

Indicators

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Nine core indicators, each with its own interactive dashboard.

Production

Total volume of dates produced, by country and year.

Tonnes

Consumption

Domestic apparent consumption of dates.

Tonnes

Exports

Outbound trade volumes of dates and date products.

Tonnes

Imports

Inbound trade volumes of dates and date products.

Tonnes

Trade Value

Combined value of date sector trade flows.

USD

Prices

Average producer and export unit prices.

USD / tonne

Cultivation Area

Area under date palm cultivation.

Hectares

Yield

Average productivity per hectare of cultivated land.

Tonnes / hectare

Market Trends

Composite market momentum index for the date sector.

Index (2018 = 100)

Top producing countries

2026

  1. #1Saudi Arabia2.65M t+2.5%
  2. #2Egypt2.55M t+7.1%
  3. #3Tunisia1.74M t+5.4%
  4. #4Algeria1.40M t+3.7%
  5. #5Iran1.38M t+3.5%
  6. #6United Arab Emirates1.35M t+5.1%
  7. #7Iraq709.05K t+1.3%
  8. #8Pakistan566.39K t+5.4%
  9. #9Sudan528.32K t+2.9%
  10. #10Oman338.68K t+0.7%
  11. #11Jordan227.15K t+4.1%
  12. #12India214.28K t+3.1%
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