Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 1,890 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for almonds, in shell — area harvested in Cyprus is 1,890 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 12,000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1,890 ha, in 2024.
Cyprus ranks 25th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,500 ha | +46.6% |
| 1966 | 8,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9,500 ha | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 12,000 ha | +26.3% |
| 1969 | 9,500 ha | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 8,696 ha | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 8,696 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9,365 ha | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 9,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,428 ha | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 8,027 ha | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 8,161 ha | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 8,227 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 4,816 ha | -41.5% |
| 1979 | 4,950 ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5,084 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 5,485 ha | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 5,485 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,512 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5,512 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,013 ha | -27.2% |
| 1986 | 4,013 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,014 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,050 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4,080 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 4,100 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,050 ha | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4,050 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,000 ha | -25.9% |
| 1995 | 3,050 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3,100 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3,250 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3,260 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,300 ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,600 ha | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 4,613 ha | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 4,979 ha | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 5,029 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5,100 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,032 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,550 ha | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 4,171 ha | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 3,102 ha | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 3,059 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,838 ha | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 2,729 ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2,527 ha | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 2,612 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,375 ha | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 2,195 ha | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 2,310 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2,710 ha | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 2,380 ha | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 2,120 ha | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 2,250 ha | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1,930 ha | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 1,890 ha | -2.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1,890 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 58 ha, 32.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1,890 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 434 ha, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +46.6% | 5,800 ha | 8,500 ha |
| 1978 | -41.5% | 8,227 ha | 4,816 ha |
| 2008 | -29.5% | 5,032 ha | 3,550 ha |
| 2003 | +28.1% | 3,600 ha | 4,613 ha |
| 1985 | -27.2% | 5,512 ha | 4,013 ha |
| 1968 | +26.3% | 9,500 ha | 12,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,911 ha | 5,800 ha | 12,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,873 ha | 4,816 ha | 9,365 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,725 ha | 4,013 ha | 5,512 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,500 ha | 3,000 ha | 4,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,263 ha | 3,260 ha | 5,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,646 ha | 2,195 ha | 3,102 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,114 ha | 1,890 ha | 2,380 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 22 Burkina Faso 3,508 ha compare
- 23 Yugoslav SFR 3,000 ha compare
- 24 France 2,720 ha compare
- 26 Bulgaria 1,840 ha compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 1,486 ha compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 1,463 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in Cyprus was 1,890 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,890 ha in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 25th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.