Egypt exports more fresh oranges than any other country
Fresh orange exports by country, thousand tonnes, 2024/25 marketing year vs 2020/21.
Egypt shipped 1.81 Mt of the world's 4.82 Mt of fresh orange exports in 2024/25.
Egypt and South Africa together sent out more than two-thirds of the world's traded oranges.
Egypt's record, in 2023/24: 46% of world exports that season. USDA forecasts 1.90 Mt for 2025/26.
the numbers
| Exports (kt) | 2020/21 (grey bar) (kt) | Share of world (%) | 2020/21 (grey bar) (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,814 | 1,701 | 37.6 | 35.2 |
| South Africa | 1,472 | 1,296 | 30.5 | 26.8 |
| United States | 327 | 467 | 6.8 | 9.7 |
| European Union | 313 | 410 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Australia | 200 | 160 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| China | 147 | 100 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Turkey | 140 | 223 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| Chile | 122 | 105 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Morocco | 86 | 92 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Argentina | 76 | 88 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
source notes & method
Fresh oranges only (not juice, not mandarins). Marketing years vary by country. Shares and the Egypt + South Africa total are progrss calculations from USDA's world total (4,823 kt in 2024/25; 4,835 kt in 2020/21). EU counts external trade only, so Spain's sales to other EU members are excluded. January 2026 is the latest edition retrieved; USDA publishes in January and July.
Published 3 Nov 2026
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