Indicator
Imports
Inbound trade volumes of dates and date products.
Unit: Tonnes
Sample data · updated 2026
2026
20182026
Global Imports
3.07Mt
+8.5%2026
Reporting countries
28
with published values
Top-5 concentration
64.7%
share of global total
Imports 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
Imports by country
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| #1 | Tunisia | North Africa | 459.53K t | 15.0% | +12.6% | |
| #2 | Egypt | North Africa | 457.71K t | 14.9% | +13.4% | |
| #3 | Algeria | North Africa | 433.62K t | 14.1% | +7.2% | |
| #4 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 327.70K t | 10.7% | +7.4% | |
| #5 | Iran | Middle East | 309.39K t | 10.1% | +6.2% | |
| #6 | Iraq | Middle East | 203.32K t | 6.6% | +6.5% | |
| #7 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 147.17K t | 4.8% | +10.6% | |
| #8 | Oman | Middle East | 129.81K t | 4.2% | +5.7% | |
| #9 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.87K t | 2.1% | +6.1% | |
| #10 | India | South Asia | 62.94K t | 2.0% | +10.4% |
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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.
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.