Pumpkins, squash and gourds Production by Country 2025

Pumpkins, squash and gourds production thrives across 126 countries with China leading at 7,374,061 tonnes in 2023, projected to reach 7,378,884 tonnes by 2025. The world produced 23,681,845 tonnes in 2023, expanding 0.5% year-on-year. Russia follows with 1,130,054 tonnes, while Ukraine produces 1,114,030 tonnes. This agricultural commodity plays vital roles in global food systems and economic development.

Pumpkins, squash and gourds Production by Country 2025

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#	Country	2025 (est.) (Tonne)
1	China CN	7,378,884
2	Ukraine UA	1,149,257
3	Russia RU	1,101,055
4	United States US	1,039,666
5	Türkiye TR	740,917
6	Spain ES	734,977
7	Mexico MX	703,403
8	Bangladesh BD	670,440
9	Italy IT	568,329
10	Indonesia ID	549,276
11	Algeria DZ	428,197
12	Pakistan PK	425,490
13	Egypt EG	423,508
14	Malawi MW	422,641
15	Poland PL	395,980
16	France FR	368,909
17	Cuba CU	324,857
18	Morocco MA	319,249
19	Niger NE	283,736
20	South Africa ZA	280,197
21	South Korea KR	268,838
22	Rwanda RW	268,544
23	Philippines PH	265,126
24	Zimbabwe ZW	262,300
25	Argentina AR	258,793
26	Peru PE	226,312
27	Sri Lanka LK	220,390
28	Iran IR	193,450
29	Cameroon CM	177,758
30	Japan JP	177,440
31	Colombia CO	161,491
32	Germany DE	143,417
33	Portugal PT	132,801
34	Canada CA	132,552
35	Australia AU	129,586
36	Venezuela VE	126,171
37	Thailand TH	112,222
38	Guatemala GT	106,128
39	New Zealand NZ	101,720
40	Syria SY	97,836
41	Jordan JO	87,506
42	Tunisia TN	87,179
43	Chile CL	83,677
44	North Korea KP	71,840
45	Saudi Arabia SA	71,481
46	Mali ML	70,731
47	Guyana GY	69,175
48	South Sudan SS	68,417
49	Jamaica JM	61,905
50	Malaysia MY	61,470
51	Dominican Republic DO	57,118
52	Palestine PS	55,436
53	Belgium BE	54,755
54	Greece GR	52,477
55	Taiwan TW	49,781
56	Netherlands NL	37,964
57	Libya LY	35,368
58	Hungary HU	34,179
59	Sudan SD	34,003
60	Central African Republic CF	31,297
61	DR Congo CD	30,454
62	Albania AL	28,930
63	Austria AT	28,625
64	Lebanon LB	28,213
65	Moldova MD	28,110
66	Mauritius MU	27,758
67	Uruguay UY	26,516
68	Azerbaijan AZ	26,003
69	Bolivia BO	24,582
70	Iraq IQ	24,298
71	United Arab Emirates AE	22,973
72	Panama PA	22,215
73	Tonga TO	20,577
74	Ivory Coast CI	19,303
75	Oman OM	18,250
76	Honduras HN	17,705
77	Senegal SN	17,261
78	Romania RO	13,868
79	Bulgaria BG	13,667
80	Switzerland CH	13,266
81	Qatar QA	12,391
82	Puerto Rico PR	12,119
83	Kuwait KW	9,640
84	Lithuania LT	9,145
85	Paraguay PY	8,824
86	Sweden SE	8,639
87	El Salvador SV	8,557
88	Czech Republic CZ	6,605
89	Croatia HR	6,602
90	Israel IL	6,090
91	Slovenia SI	5,306
92	Bhutan BT	4,963
93	Ecuador EC	4,309
94	Georgia GE	4,210
95	Malta MT	3,898
96	Latvia LV	3,889
97	Kyrgyzstan KG	3,583
98	Finland FI	2,866
99	Cyprus CY	2,595
100	Slovakia SK	2,123
101	Bahamas BS	2,121
102	Fiji FJ	1,978
103	Dominica DM	1,820
104	Cape Verde CV	1,568
105	Luxembourg LU	1,259
106	Mozambique MZ	1,085
107	Trinidad and Tobago TT	988
108	Bahrain BH	928
109	Ireland IE	897
110	Denmark DK	892
111	Haiti HT	648
112	Brunei BN	609
113	Barbados BB	476
114	Saint Lucia LC	445
115	Grenada GD	393
116	Antigua and Barbuda AG	284
117	French Polynesia PF	247
118	Hong Kong HK	240
119	Papua New Guinea PG	151
120	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	126
121	Belize BZ	98
122	Djibouti DJ	17
123	Nauru NR	0.28

🌍 Cucurbit Diversity

China produces 7.2 million tonnes (diverse varieties for food), Russia 1.3 million tonnes (winter storage vegetables), Ukraine 1.2 million tonnes, and India 1.1 million tonnes (bottle gourds, ridge gourds). Incredible diversity—from tiny ornamental gourds to 2,749-pound giant pumpkins! Varieties include summer squash (zucchini), winter squash (butternut), pumpkins (pie, carving), and gourds (bottle, ornamental).

🌱 Cultivation and Production

Cucurbit cultivation requires warm climate, well-drained soil, and space for vining growth (or trellising for vertical growing). Summer squash harvested young (40-50 days), winter squash/pumpkins mature fully (80-120 days). Hand-harvesting for delicate summer squash, mechanical for storage crops. Pest management (squash bugs, vine borers, powdery mildew) challenges. Pollination critical—bees essential. Organic production common. Seeds (pepitas) harvested separately for snack market. Climate change affecting growing seasons—extended warm periods benefiting production in some regions.

📈 Market Trends and Challenges

Pumpkin markets seasonal—Halloween demand spike in North America (ornamental + culinary). Prices $0.50-2/kg depending on variety, season. Winter squash markets year-round (storage crops). Summer squash (zucchini) continuous production in warm regions. Pepita (pumpkin seed) markets growing—health food trend, high zinc content. Climate change extending growing seasons in some regions. Consumer trends toward heirloom varieties, diverse colors/shapes. Organic production growing. Processing into puree, seeds, oil creates value-added markets. Export markets limited (bulky, perishable for summer squash).

🔮 Diverse Future

Global production projected to grow 1-2% annually through 2030. Specialty varieties expand—delicata, honeynut, heirloom types. Processing innovations create convenient products. Climate-adapted varieties help cope with heat stress. Genetic diversity and adaptability ensure continued production across nutrition, decoration, and cultural traditions from Halloween to Thanksgiving.

Pumpkins, squash and gourds Production by Country 2025

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#	Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2025 (est.)
1	China	7,339,972	7,432,082	7,357,199	7,376,417	7,388,566	7,374,061	7,378,884
2	Ukraine	1,338,000	1,346,160	1,268,270	1,314,540	1,097,780	1,114,030	1,149,257
3	Russia	1,191,538	1,195,049	1,143,127	1,105,086	1,050,035	1,130,054	1,101,055
4	United States	698,850	931,584	902,517	1,074,053	1,086,173	998,008	1,039,666
5	Türkiye	616,777	590,414	698,051	771,651	744,300	726,594	740,917
6	Spain	717,650	734,640	775,090	789,780	745,270	706,880	734,977
7	Mexico	776,073	821,277	756,781	738,009	659,714	715,773	703,403
8	Bangladesh	600,141	634,951	671,256	696,000	658,084	667,629	670,440
9	Italy	560,170	569,120	600,430	601,660	558,940	560,630	568,329
10	Indonesia	454,001	541,394	540,251	534,116	545,777	557,439	549,276
11	Algeria	388,875	420,135	435,326	404,851	398,854	455,141	428,197
12	Pakistan	266,137	267,788	386,145	466,121	406,603	420,569	425,490
13	Egypt	430,503	389,430	415,200	152,900	567,491	445,361	423,508
14	Malawi	480,233	342,001	456,001	426,078	408,027	430,035	422,641
15	Poland	92,620	88,900	243,700	316,300	436,400	403,600	395,980
16	France	206,390	248,110	410,030	403,590	365,920	356,830	368,909
17	Cuba	452,264	393,100	285,462	323,650	321,142	327,569	324,857
18	Morocco	180,463	198,914	154,013	329,177	291,982	331,638	319,249
19	Niger	138,884	192,580	257,336	261,415	268,020	302,093	283,736
20	South Africa	266,746	270,600	269,477	276,449	278,147	282,926	280,197
21	South Korea	310,218	343,511	325,325	242,914	263,099	282,652	268,838
22	Rwanda	260,768	263,778	266,414	266,917	268,209	269,396	268,544
23	Philippines	281,460	271,416	266,889	267,943	270,151	260,985	265,126
24	Zimbabwe	0	180,720	308,674	244,700	276,700	260,700	262,300
25	Argentina	260,871	258,882	260,133	261,011	259,305	257,598	258,793
26	Peru	222,444	227,462	191,050	217,267	232,554	226,186	226,312
27	Sri Lanka	272,851	229,175	264,785	261,511	179,786	228,305	220,390
28	Iran	185,844	187,498	193,211	195,370	192,026	193,536	193,450
29	Cameroon	177,934	177,419	177,922	177,758	177,700	177,794	177,758
30	Japan	159,300	185,600	186,600	174,300	182,900	175,420	177,440
31	Colombia	110,141	139,998	192,350	151,509	158,927	167,023	161,491
32	Germany	122,250	135,560	133,420	141,600	134,190	149,680	143,417
33	Portugal	93,000	82,750	155,020	162,780	109,750	134,640	132,801
34	Canada	132,106	129,802	146,434	129,040	134,995	132,491	132,552
35	Australia	92,707	87,012	90,940	91,710	111,785	155,417	129,586
36	Venezuela	102,674	108,888	115,168	119,487	126,204	128,824	126,171
37	Thailand	110,417	113,259	112,166	111,947	112,457	112,190	112,222
38	Guatemala	0	85,032	88,617	95,716	103,953	111,598	106,128
39	New Zealand	137,000	136,571	136,237	136,928	92,936	92,908	101,720
40	Syria	93,776	107,454	124,118	132,610	96,942	84,463	97,836
41	Jordan	57,237	53,043	85,514	101,244	80,351	86,303	87,506
42	Tunisia	84,062	83,882	86,218	86,504	87,023	87,542	87,179
43	Chile	92,112	82,208	85,396	83,783	84,113	83,372	83,677
44	North Korea	72,349	72,507	72,379	72,109	71,902	71,695	71,840
45	Saudi Arabia	56,174	66,402	62,533	64,650	71,550	74,173	71,481
46	Mali	67,969	80,915	93,056	29,970	105,876	65,949	70,731
47	Guyana	59,429	61,566	62,311	65,124	67,000	72,100	69,175
48	South Sudan	69,554	67,662	68,519	68,578	68,253	68,450	68,417
49	Jamaica	55,847	58,916	60,630	59,226	65,403	60,877	61,905
50	Malaysia	25,475	25,820	59,672	66,650	65,913	56,732	61,470
51	Dominican Republic	40,232	41,244	40,638	42,533	53,503	65,122	57,118
52	Palestine	47,110	47,130	47,240	64,287	56,876	51,031	55,436
53	Belgium	54,110	53,190	50,900	50,580	52,330	57,880	54,755
54	Greece	75,700	66,440	64,350	60,810	53,950	48,260	52,477
55	Taiwan	52,868	51,283	49,486	52,070	49,510	49,027	49,781
56	Netherlands	30,700	32,130	32,790	36,110	35,890	39,950	37,964
57	Libya	34,730	34,940	35,340	35,210	35,204	35,530	35,368
58	Hungary	33,120	33,420	33,280	32,310	31,740	36,390	34,179
59	Sudan	34,754	33,538	34,048	34,113	33,900	34,020	34,003
60	Central African Republic	22,793	23,705	29,232	30,109	31,012	31,943	31,297
61	DR Congo	31,526	30,943	30,569	30,563	30,473	30,399	30,454
62	Albania	18,483	18,923	22,315	30,912	30,002	27,493	28,930
63	Austria	26,960	27,130	26,850	27,820	30,370	27,900	28,625
64	Lebanon	35,230	30,000	28,000	28,160	28,279	28,194	28,213
65	Moldova	62,454	50,412	28,558	22,578	27,324	30,794	28,110
66	Mauritius	17,414	22,835	20,777	21,635	23,259	32,906	27,758
67	Uruguay	26,008	25,971	26,198	26,436	26,692	26,442	26,516
68	Azerbaijan	27,930	28,646	32,427	29,534	26,700	24,172	26,003
69	Bolivia	24,629	23,740	24,574	24,683	24,484	24,600	24,582
70	Iraq	21,629	22,361	38,737	35,579	38,783	11,095	24,298
71	United Arab Emirates	20,501	21,436	22,572	29,701	23,185	20,155	22,973
72	Panama	0	18,806	19,097	21,387	21,730	22,837	22,215
73	Tonga	20,117	20,209	20,503	20,426	20,549	20,654	20,577
74	Ivory Coast	19,255	19,259	19,275	19,305	19,304	19,303	19,303
75	Oman	10,452	10,565	15,695	15,446	18,091	19,467	18,250
76	Honduras	20,000	16,700	17,567	18,089	17,452	17,702	17,705
77	Senegal	17,250	17,281	17,251	17,261	17,264	17,259	17,261
78	Romania	22,330	22,890	23,550	19,320	14,280	11,440	13,868
79	Bulgaria	26,320	12,460	18,070	16,900	13,640	12,390	13,667
80	Switzerland	15,905	17,271	13,236	8,365	15,307	14,002	13,266
81	Qatar	7,873	10,485	7,217	9,624	9,064	15,494	12,391
82	Puerto Rico	7,819	9,736	10,284	10,754	15,187	10,825	12,119
83	Kuwait	18,401	19,241	7,282	8,345	9,326	10,346	9,640
84	Lithuania	2,480	2,110	4,530	5,970	7,370	11,480	9,145
85	Paraguay	8,601	8,662	8,781	8,765	8,810	8,855	8,824
86	Sweden	3,980	4,760	7,690	9,380	10,860	7,010	8,639
87	El Salvador	8,241	8,320	8,512	8,528	8,595	8,545	8,557
88	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	13,210	6,605
89	Croatia	5,390	4,800	8,640	5,200	4,440	8,460	6,602
90	Israel	8,873	6,575	8,110	6,508	5,371	6,354	6,090
91	Slovenia	3,460	6,720	7,210	5,010	5,780	5,140	5,306
92	Bhutan	3,870	6,043	7,918	5,695	4,528	4,931	4,963
93	Ecuador	4,328	4,288	4,316	4,311	4,305	4,311	4,309
94	Georgia	0	3,300	3,300	3,900	3,100	5,000	4,210
95	Malta	4,210	3,980	4,330	4,050	3,910	3,830	3,898
96	Latvia	1,900	2,500	4,100	2,800	3,880	4,330	3,889
97	Kyrgyzstan	3,570	3,660	3,536	3,589	3,595	3,573	3,583
98	Finland	2,350	2,300	2,200	2,500	2,820	3,040	2,866
99	Cyprus	2,310	2,380	2,570	2,700	2,350	2,700	2,595
100	Slovakia	1,640	3,760	2,320	2,710	2,170	1,860	2,123
101	Bahamas	2,104	2,108	2,112	2,116	2,120	2,123	2,121
102	Fiji	1,979	1,969	1,983	1,977	1,976	1,979	1,978
103	Dominica	1,859	1,801	1,818	1,826	1,815	1,820	1,820
104	Cape Verde	1,102	669	1,519	1,525	1,530	1,609	1,568
105	Luxembourg	180	260	230	300	630	2,020	1,259
106	Mozambique	1,056	1,071	1,084	1,090	1,082	1,085	1,085
107	Trinidad and Tobago	4,565	2,410	1,792	740	712	1,252	988
108	Bahrain	2,800	3,004	3,300	850	910	970	928
109	Ireland	410	930	1,010	1,040	830	880	897
110	Denmark	1,050	1,070	1,640	890	1,080	780	892
111	Haiti	639	653	648	647	650	648	648
112	Brunei	679	1,233	702	617	611	605	609
113	Barbados	792	703	620	454	505	468	476
114	Saint Lucia	522	434	447	388	424	480	445
115	Grenada	386	392	397	392	394	394	393
116	Antigua and Barbuda	299	281	253	195	287	318	284
117	French Polynesia	226	230	228	239	244	252	247
118	Hong Kong	240	241	241	240	240	240	240
119	Papua New Guinea	147	148	151	151	151	151	151
120	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	482	489	453	96	126	138	126
121	Belize	134	117	101	100	83	106	98
122	Djibouti	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
123	Nauru	0.16	0.27	0.28	0.28	0.27	0.29	0.28