Indicator
Cultivation Area
Area under date palm cultivation.
Unit: Hectares
Sample data · updated 2026
2026
20182026
Global Cultivation
1.59Mha
+3.2%2026
Reporting countries
28
with published values
Top-5 concentration
67.4%
share of global total
Cultivation Area 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
Cultivation Area by country
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| #1 | Egypt | North Africa | 324.46K ha | 20.4% | +6.0% | |
| #2 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 250.30K ha | 15.7% | +1.4% | |
| #3 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 193.92K ha | 12.2% | +3.9% | |
| #4 | Tunisia | North Africa | 162.43K ha | 10.2% | +4.2% | |
| #5 | Algeria | North Africa | 143.08K ha | 9.0% | +2.5% | |
| #6 | Iran | Middle East | 140.83K ha | 8.8% | +2.3% | |
| #7 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.13K ha | 4.5% | +1.8% | |
| #8 | Pakistan | South Asia | 66.22K ha | 4.2% | +4.3% | |
| #9 | Iraq | Middle East | 62.31K ha | 3.9% | +0.2% | |
| #10 | Oman | Middle East | 43.56K ha | 2.7% | -0.4% |
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Tonnes
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.
USD
Trade Value
Combined value of date sector trade flows.
USD / tonne
Prices
Average producer and export unit prices.