The 10 largest countries producing and exporting mango fruit…and Egypt is first in the Arab world Economy

Mango is one of the fruits loved by many around the world because of its diversity in shape, taste and benefits. The value of its exports increased in 2023 to $1.51 billion, by 4.6% compared to 2022.

The top 10 mango exporting countries in the world by value

The Indian website Trademix, which specializes in economic affairs, published a list of the countries that export the most mangoes in the world in 2023.

This is a list of the top 10 mango producing countries in the world in 2023 in terms of revenues and contribution to global exports:

1. Mexico: $575.36 million, 30.08%.
2. Netherlands: $381.72 million, 25.27%.
3. Brazil: $315.69 million, 20.90%.
4. India: $148.36 million, 9.8%.
5. United States: $48.23 million, 3.19%.
6. Germany: $40.24 million, 2.66%.
7. Burkina Faso: $27.63 million, 1.83%.
8. Portugal: $27.22 million, 1.8%.
9. South Africa: $17.18 million, 1.14%.
10. United Kingdom: $12.82 million, 0.85%.

The world’s most mango producing country

These are the countries that produce the most mangoes in the world in 2023, according to the Trademix website:

1. India: 25 million tons.
2. China: 3.8 million tons.
3. Indonesia: 3.6 million tons.
4. Pakistan: 2.7 million tons.
5. Mexico: 2.4 million tons.
6. Brazil: 2.1 million tons.
7. Malawi: 1.7 million tons.
8. Thailand: 1.6 million tons.
9. Bangladesh: 1.5 million tons.
10. Vietnam: 1.4 million tons.

The 10 most popular types for export

These are the 10 most famous types of mango that are exported globally, according to the same economic website:

1. Alfonso.
2. Kent.
3. Tommy Atkin.
4. Kesar.
5. Haden.
6. Atulfo.
7. Francis.
8. Kate.
9. Panganapalli.
10. Badami.

Top 10 Mango Producing Countries in Africa

According to the American website “Wald Population Review,” which specializes in population issues around the world, the top 10 African countries producing mangoes in 2021 are as follows:

1. Malawi: 1.7 million tons.
2. Egypt: 1.3 million tons.
3. Nigeria: 927.1 thousand tons.
4. Mali: 887 thousand tons.
5. Kenya: 752.8 thousand tons.
6. Sudan: 705.7 thousand tons.
7. Tanzania: 447.3 thousand tons.
8. Madagascar: 299.3 thousand tons.
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 296.3 thousand tons.
10. Guinea: 199.3 thousand tons.

The top 10 Arab countries producing mangoes

The top 10 Arab countries producing mangoes in 2021 are as follows, according to Wald Population Review:

1. Egypt: 1.3 million tons.
2. Sudan: 705.7 thousand tons.
3. Yemen: 336.5 thousand tons.
4. Saudi Arabia: 88.7 thousand tons.
5. Oman: 16.1 thousand tons.
6. UAE: 10.4 thousand tons.
7. Palestine: 10.4 thousand tons.
8. Somalia: 1.3 thousand tons.
9. Djibouti: 598 tons.
10. Morocco: 100 tons.

Facts about mango

The BBC published a report containing interesting facts related to mangoes, according to the following:

• Multiple types: There are hundreds of types of mango, including creamy, sweet, acidic, spicy, and some similar to pineapple.
• National fruit: Mango is a national fruit in Pakistan, India, and the Philippines, and it is also a national tree in Bangladesh.
• Derivation of the nameThe English name for mango is derived from the Tamil word mankay or mangga.
  When Portuguese traders settled in southern Yemen, they adopted the word (manga), and the word (mango) appeared out of the British trade with southern India in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
• Start planting itMango cultivation began in India more than 5,000 years ago.
• Oldest tree: The oldest mango tree in the world is located in central India and is still producing the fruits of this fruit despite the passage of all these long years.
• Mangoes in the United StatesDavid Fairchild was an agricultural explorer working for the American government at the beginning of the twentieth century. While he was in India, he tried to transport a lot of mangoes on a ship heading to the United States.

However, the heavy size of the load hampered this mission, which led him to force thousands of Indian children to eat the mango fruits and leave only the seeds to plant in his hometown.

Some of the mangoes that Fairchild planted still bear fruit to this day in southern Florida.

• PlatoonMango is from a species called “Hasala” and consists of an outer part with a hard core inside. The outer fruit shell is leathery, the middle is fleshy or fibrous, and the inner is solid. Inside the fruit is a single seed. Thus, mango is similar to other crops such as olives, dates, cashews, and pistachios.