Indicator
Consumption
Domestic apparent consumption of dates.
Unit: Tonnes
Sample data · updated 2026
2026
20182026
Global Consumption
13.07Mt
+3.7%2026
Reporting countries
28
with published values
Top-5 concentration
69.2%
share of global total
Consumption trend
2018–2026 · Global
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Year-on-year change
Percentage growth
Country comparison — 2026
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Leaderboard
Top producers · 2026
Regional distribution
Share of global total
Regional performance
Values and growth
Dataset
Consumption by country
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| #1 | Egypt | North Africa | 2.63M t | 20.1% | +8.0% | |
| #2 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 2.50M t | 19.1% | +1.7% | |
| #3 | Tunisia | North Africa | 1.70M t | 13.0% | +7.0% | |
| #4 | Algeria | North Africa | 1.17M t | 9.0% | +1.9% | |
| #5 | Iran | Middle East | 1.04M t | 7.9% | -0.5% | |
| #6 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 935.60K t | 7.2% | +4.1% | |
| #7 | Iraq | Middle East | 675.06K t | 5.2% | +0.5% | |
| #8 | Oman | Middle East | 395.21K t | 3.0% | +1.0% | |
| #9 | Pakistan | South Asia | 370.63K t | 2.8% | +3.2% | |
| #10 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 350.06K t | 2.7% | +1.4% |
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Tonnes
Production
Total volume of dates produced, by country and year.
Tonnes
Exports
Outbound trade volumes of dates and date products.
Tonnes
Imports
Inbound trade volumes of dates and date products.
USD
Trade Value
Combined value of date sector trade flows.
USD / tonne
Prices
Average producer and export unit prices.
Hectares
Cultivation Area
Area under date palm cultivation.